[background noises] quincy subcommittee will be in order. Without objection the chair will authorized to declare a racist at anyob time. I want to welcome everyone to this mornings hearing. Tour subcommittee members that are here. And to secretariat for beingse here with us as well. The department of commerce fiscal year 25 budget requests totals 11. 4 billion which is 654 million or 6 increase. Over the fiscal year 24 this includes initiatives and bolstering trade enforcement, and the patients in manufacturing technology, Economic Development and many t others. All initiatives that are vital to american prosperity. I am pleased to see increases requested for Workforce Development initiatives and strengthening the supply chain security. The department of Commerce Mission to spur Economic Growth and opportunities for all americans grows more and more important every day. We are facing foreign economic influences and challenges that can only be by prioritizing domestic competition and am
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