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Commerce oversees everything from weather and salmon to trade and census − here are 3 challenges awaiting new secretary

  • Written by Linda J. Bilmes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
Commerce oversees everything from weather and salmon to trade and census − here are 3 challenges awaiting new secretaryHoward Lutnick, left, is President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Commerce Department.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

The U.S. secretary of commerce oversees the smallest but arguably most complex of all Cabinet-level departments.

Established as a distinct entity in 1913, it has evolved into a sprawling organization with 13 bureaus spanning a wide variety...

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