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“THE U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE--A SUCCESS STORY WE SHOULD KNOW” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E728 on March 29, 1995.
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THE U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE--A SUCCESS STORY WE SHOULD KNOW
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HON. BOB FILNER
of california
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, March 29, 1995
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong support for the continuation of the Department of Commerce's U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service.
In San Diego County, we encourage any effort that stimulates the growth of local businesses. Growing businesses mean more jobs--and that is my main priority for San Diego.
The U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service [US&FCS] has a proven record of assisting small- and medium-size exports. This is a Government program that works.
In the San Diego area, the US&FCS assisted local firms in venturing into 85 new export markets in fiscal year 1994. It also helped 22 firms in making their first export sales.
The US&FCS operation is effective because of its local expertise and local concern. The office in San Diego provides area exporters with an accessible, local resource on trade with overseas markets.
Operating within the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce, the US&FCS gets results.
Small- and medium-size exporters are provided a highly cost-effective combination of domestic and overseas services that help them to expand exports. This translates into much needed jobs.
We all want an effective, efficient Government, and we all support efforts to get rid of wasteful bureaucracy. The US&FCS works--let's keep it.
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