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United States Secretary of Commerce (view source)
Revision as of 13:09, June 24, 2016
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The '''United States Secretary of Commerce''' is head of the [[Department of Commerce]] and a member of the [[United States Cabinet|Presidential Cabinet]]. The new Secretary is [[Gary Locke]], former Gov. of [[Washington]]. The previous Secretary was [[Carlos M. Gutierrez]], a Cuban-American.
The '''United States Secretary of Commerce''' is head of the [[Department of Commerce]] and a member of the [[United States Cabinet|Presidential Cabinet]]. The new Secretary is [[Gary Locke]], former Gov. of [[Washington]]. The previous Secretary was [[Carlos M. Gutierrez]], a Cuban-American.
Obama nominated two people to fill the position; Gov. [[Bill Richardson]] and Republican Sen. [[Judd Gregg]]. Richardson withdrew when he was caught in a [[Pay for play]] scandal. Gregg cited disputes over the 2010 census and economic stimulus plan. Locke was confirmed by the Senate on March 24, 2009 <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/24/senate-confirms-locke-commerce-secretary/</ref>.
Obama nominated two people to fill the position; Gov. [[Bill Richardson]] and Republican Sen. [[Judd Gregg]]. Richardson withdrew when he was caught in a [[Pay for play]] scandal. Gregg cited disputes over the 2010 census and economic stimulus plan. Locke was confirmed by the Senate on March 24, 2009.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/24/senate-confirms-locke-commerce-secretary/</ref>
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