Oct.
8 -- WASHINGTON, DC --Commerce Secretary Donald L.
Evans today released the following statement on September’s
employment report:
“For
the 13th straight month, we've had job gains despite being in
a wartime economy. Hurricanes and high energy prices haven't
dampened our resilient recovery because America created over
1.9 million jobs since last August.”
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans Hails Passage of the Economic
Development Reauthorization Act of 2003
Oct.
7-- WASHINGTON, DC --U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald
L. Evans today announced that Congress approved legislation
reauthorizing the Economic Development Administration (EDA)
for another five years. EDA’s prior reauthorization
was passed by Congress in 1998, and expired on September 30,
2003.
“This
bi-partisan bill is a high priority of this administration,
and one which the President considers critical to continuing
the upturn in the economy that the nation has experienced
during the past year,” said Evans.
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EVANS:
“STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY CRACKS DOWN ON PIRATES
WHO STEAL FROM AMERICAN WORKERS
Oct.
4-- WASHINGTON, DC --Commerce Secretary Donald L.
Evans today joined Ambassador Robert Zoellick, Attorney General
John Ashcroft, Homeland Security Under Secretary Asa Hutchinson
to focus on the Administration’s “Strategy Targeting
Organized Piracy(STOP)” initiative. The initiative protects
American businesses and their products from counterfeiters
and pirates who are stealing from America’s workers
and robbing billions from the U.S. economy.
“For
the past three years, the Bush Administration has aggressively
worked to enforce intellectual property rights. Today’s
STOP initiative allows us to leverage those efforts and new
innovative solutions to better protect America’s intellectual
property.” said Evans. “One of President Bush’s
top economic priorities has been to put counterfeiters and
pirates who tilt the playing field against American companies
out of business. The STOP initiative gives American businesses
clear steps to protect themselves from international counterfeiters
and encourages businesses to adopt programs to insure that
their supply chains are free from fakes.”
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COMMERCE
SECRETARY DONALD L. EVANS STATEMENT ON RISE IN U.S. PERSONAL
INCOMES
Sept.
30-- WASHINGTON, DC --Commerce Secretary Donald L.
Evans hailed today’s personal income report: “Bigger
paychecks mean American workers have more money and more confidence
to spend, save and invest in the future. The rise in U.S.
personal income is another sign President Bush’s pro-growth
policies are working and fueling strong long-term economic
trends.”
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EVANS:
PRESIDENT BUSH’S JOBS AGENDA BOOSTS ECONOMY IN 2ND QUARTER,
PROVIDES A "WIN-WIN" FOR
AMERICAN FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES
Sept.
29 -- WASHINGTON, DC --Commerce Secretary Donald
L. Evans applauded today’s economic data that showed
more American businesses exporting and building their inventories
in order to respond to strong consumer demand.
“President
Bush’s economic agenda is a clear win-win for American
families and businesses defeating our critics’ no-win
pessimism that would stifle growth with higher taxes, burdensome
regulations and economic isolationism. The administration’s
economic agenda has given businesses the confidence to hire
new workers, expand their operations and sell their products
to new markets. The President’s policies have successfully
led us out of the recession we inherited and has given families
and workers the hope to succeed.”
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EVANS
HAILS NEW HOME SALES LARGEST JUMP IN FOUR YEARS
Sept.
27-- WASHINGTON, DC --Secretary of Commerce Donald
L. Evans today praised the skyrocketing demand for new home
sales and credited the President’s economic policies
saying Americans now have the confidence and money in their
pockets to make more long-term decisions.
“More
Americans have keys to their new homes thanks to the President’s
economic leadership. They have more money in their pockets
and have more confidence to make long-term decisions like
buying a home.”
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STATEMENT
BY COMMERCE SECRETARY DONALD L. EVANS ON ARDEN BEMENT AS NEXT
NSF DIRECT
Sept.
15-- WASHINGTON, DC --“The President has made
a great choice in tapping Arden Bement to become the next
director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). For the
past three years, Dr. Bement has served with great distinction
as the Director of NIST, displaying an expansive breadth of
knowledge of the national science and technology enterprise.
And that same breadth of knowledge -- coupled with his vast
experience in academia, government and private industry --
makes him an ideal candidate to direct the NSF. I am grateful
that he has agreed to continue leading NIST until his Senate
confirmation and look forward to continuing to work with him
in his next leadership role.”
EVANS
STATMENT ON RISING EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS:
Unemployment rate falls to lowest level since September 2001--
5.4%
Sept.
3 -- WASHINGTON, DC --Commerce Secretary Donald L.
Evans commented on August’s employment report, which
showed a reduction in the unemployment rate to the lowest
level since September of 2001:
“Our
resilient recovery lowered the unemployment rate to its lowest
level since September 2001 because the President trusted average
Americans with the keys to recovery, their hard-earned dollars.
The August numbers show there’s an elephant in the room:
the tax cuts have produced 144,000 new jobs and the resilient
recovery continues.”
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STATEMENT
FROM COMMERCE SECRETARY
DONALD L. EVANS ON TODAY’S DURABLE GOODS ORDERS DATA
August
25-- WASHINGTON, DC --“The improving health
of our manufacturing sector shows that President Bush's economic
policies were just what the doctor ordered,” Evans said.
“Manufacturers have added more than 80,000 jobs since
January and as today's numbers illustrate, factory activity
continues to heat up. President Bush is committed to growing
our economy until every American who wants a job has one.”
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STATEMENT
FROM COMMERCE SECRETARY DONALD L. EVANS
ON TODAY’S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND HOUSING REPORT
August
17-- WASHINGTON, DC --“America’s manufacturers
have shown again that we have the most productive workers
in the world. The Bush administration continues to work aggressively
to give manufacturing workers the tools to succeed in the
worldwide marketplace, open new markets for American products
and grow the economy at home.
“There are other signs that our economy is moving in
the right direction as homebuilders build new homes at the
fastest rate in twenty years. The combination of low interest
rates and strong consumer confidence have given more families
a chance to own a piece of the American Dream.
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STATEMENT
FROM COMMERCE SECRETARY DONALD L. EVANS
ON TODAY’S RETAIL
SALES REPORT
Report Highlights Rising Retail Sales in July
August
12-- WASHINGTON, DC -- “Americans are spending
more because they are confident in the U.S. economy. Thanks
to the President’s economic leadership, consumers have
more money in their pockets to purchase big-ticket items like
new cars and the confidence to make long-term decisions like
buying a home. There is more work to do and the Bush Administration
is committed to creating the conditions that will continue
to expand and strengthen the economy.”
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EVANS
STATMENT ON TODAY'S EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS: "THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE"
August
6 -- WASHINGTON, DC -- Commerce Secretary Donald
L. Evans commented on July's employment report: “There
are positive signs that job growth is moving in the right
direction, but the Bush Administration is not satisfied with
today's results and is focused on the work that needs to be
done. The unemployment rate has fallen to 5.5 percent and
continues to be lower than the average of the 1970s, 1980s
and 1990s. In addition, the July Household employment survey
saw jobs soar with 629,000 more people finding work. At the
same time, there is positive employment momentum within the
manufacturing sector. In the past 11 months, more than 1.5
million Americans have found new and better jobs.
“However,
we believe that we must continue to push ahead on a job growth
agenda that meets the needs of the American people. To grow
more jobs, we need to control health care costs for Americans
and stop endless regulations that strangle our nation's employers.
We must end lawsuit abuse in America and implement a reasonable
energy policy that makes us less dependent on foreign sources
of energy.”
COMMERCE
SECRETARY DONALD L. EVANS STATEMENT ON TODAY’S SIGNING
OF U.S.-AUSTRALIA TRADE PACT
August
3-- WASHINGTON, DC -- Commerce Secretary Donald L.
Evans praised today’s signing of the U.S.-Australia
Free Trade Agreement stating that it will benefit American
workers, consumers and manufacturers.
“The
U.S.-Australia Free Trade agreement will boost the bottom
lines of American manufacturers. Today's signing means more
American jobs because we’ve leveled the playing field
in a critical market for U.S. manufacturers. The new free
trade agreement is a powerful tool that will help raise the
standard of living across America, provide higher paying jobs
and help American businesses succeed in the worldwide marketplace.”
EVANS
HAILS STRONG REPORT ON MANUFACTURING
Longest Sustained Strong Growth In Nearly
30 Years
August
2 -- WASHINGTON, DC -- Commerce Secretary Donald
L. Evans today praised new information from the Institute
for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Index showing
strong manufacturing employment and nine straight months of
growth - the longest sustained growth at such levels since
1973.
“American
manufacturers are growing stronger today thanks to the President’s
economic leadership. Manufacturers are expanding their businesses,
opening new markets for American products and creating new
jobs. Today’s report is yet another positive economic
indicator that shows that our economy is on the right track.
However, there is more work to be done. The President is focused
on lowering health care costs, reducing energy prices and
eliminating junk lawsuits so that manufacturers will find
it easier to succeed in the worldwide marketplace.”
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