. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> next, conversation with commerce secretary gina raimondo. about the biden administration's policy agenda, her experience as governor of rhode island and the lack of women holding leadership positions in the public and private sectors. from "politico" this is 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am laura brohm lopez, a correspondent at "politico." thank you for joining us on political life. i'm excited to be leading our first conversation of women role of the shoe. i'm joined today by commerce secretary gina raimondo a former venture capitalists, she became the first female governor of rhode islandd in 2015 and now is commerce secretary is seen as a force in democratic politics. thank you so much for joining us today. >> thanks for having me.or >> so we have a lot to cover but, including the role you played in advancing president biden's signature policy proposals such as the bipartisan infrastructure bill, build back better act, and your work on the use innovation and convocation, also know as you seek up. first want to rewind. first you started

commerce secretary gina raimondo.'m kailey leinz, with guy johnson in london. alix steel is off. i get the sense you like my rhyme. guy: ships and chips. you want to make sure you say that properly, don't you? we're doing an awful lot of that. port of l.a., we are focusing there. i think we've got xpo on as well, so we are definitely in the shipping, trucking kind of genre today. i guess it is front and center as we make our way towards that cpi tomorrow. we're just getting the wholesale inventory numbers coming through. the headline number is the month on month number, the december final number. is actually a little bit stronger than the parliamentary number, at 2.2. we are seeing continuing strength, continuing pickups in terms of the inventory we are seeing, where it has held within the supply chain. wholesale coming in a little weaker, but the inventory number is fascinating because we are well above the historic norms. companies clearly have decided supply chains are a major problem, and as a result of which, con

i'm joined by commerce secretary gina raimondo. a former venture capitalist raimondo became the first female , governor ovarian 2015 and now -- governor of rhode island in 2015 and now is commerce secretary secretary raimondo, thank you for joining us today. -- thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having me. >> have a lot to cover, but including -- years ago you found the only early venture stage capital in rhode island. you are later elected as a first female governor of that state. those tend to be really male-dominated fields even in 2021. as an anecdote or story you can share with us of when you felt you were underestimated because of your gender. >> every day. especially as state treasurer. the secret to my excess, as a woman, i was say, statistically, i am underestimated. that is been the case throughout my entire career. it is ok. my view, it is always been it doesn't matter if you are underestimated. just do the job, produce, be productive. it comes down to the work. get allies to help you. eventually, is after s

gina raimondo.he talks about the biden administration's policy agenda, her experience as governor of rhode island and the role of women holding leadership positions in the public and private sectors. from politico, this is 20 minutes. >> i'm a white house correspondent at politico. thank you for joining us on politico live. i'm excited to be leading our first conversation of women rule this year. i'm joined by commerce secretary gina raimondo.

commerce secretary gina raimondo.nde ceo sold a face value of $128 million in the early months of their debt crisis. they told the hong kong stock exchange that he sold the notes in late july and early august at prices of about $.36 on the dollar. bloomberg shows some of those notes now trade at about $.10. they'll be ending their series of smartphones in a bid to challenge apple. they will equip more devices with a stylus pen and focus on the development of affordable phones. in a rare interview, samsung's global chief said the growing number of foldable devices made by competitors confirms the decision is right. hsbc is building its business of financing hedge funds and family offices as it looks to boost growth in his asian wealth division. sources say expansion would focus on catering to western clients that are increasingly losing -- looking for clients in asia. they are looking to invest more in technology. coming up, u.s. senators say they are stunned the progress of iran's nuclear program but talks to revive t

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the us commerce secretary gina raimondo says the agreement will strengthen america's steel industry and more access to cheaper steel. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more from new york. this all goes back to the metals dispute which started in 2018 when president donald trump imposed duties on steel and aluminium citing national security. some in the eu responded by imposing retaliatory tariffs. now it looks like the us and japan have reached a deal to cut those tariffs. washington will suspend the 25% levy on steel imports onjapan up to a certain threshold but anything beyond that is subject to additional charges according to people familiar with the plan. the deal does not apply to aluminium which also faced iran tariffs. the us and the eu reached a similar arrangement last october. the us trade figures will show how much china missed the target by two by $200 billion worth of goods under trade deal negotiated by the trump administration. trade talks between the two largest economies have stalled despite the expiry of that deal. that deal announced _ the e

governor, secretary gina raimondo has agreed to moderate this panel. gina will be introducing our distinguished panelists as they come. and so secretary raimondo, please come on up. let's give her a round of welcome. [ applause ] and i'm going to turn the microphone over to her. before you have the microphone, there is going to be a video about this computer science initiative. and then it's all yours, secretary raimondo. and thank you again for leading this panel today. be required to go overseas to ♪♪ >> will it be american students who learn to code or will industry be required to go overseas to find the talent that we need here in the united states of america? my initiative is k-12 computer science education. the need has never been greater according to the bureau of labor statistics, between now and 2029, computer science and technology jobs will grow by 11%. and a computer science major can earn up to 40% more than the average college graduate elementary students who study computer science basics outperform their peers in reading and writing. the

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stories like the ones gina raimondo told me about a school that had to bus worksheet home because then't have access to high-speed internet. stories like the woman lost her job because her committee cut back bus service and is the only way to get around town. this is why we doing this. this is what it's all about, real people, real problems in real places. the president want you to know he sees of them picky wants us to meet them where they are. he wants them to lift them up and he wants us to improve the lives of everyday americans. finally let me say that president biden's direction to me was to help build a better america. the operative word here is better. anybody can do it the old way. that's not what we are doing. so let me tell you for a minute what better looks like. better looks like creating good paying union jobs, a top priority for the president, and making sure great wages paid to great people so they can earn a living and feed their families. [applause] i would like to say can't take the boy out of scranton but you can't take scranton out of the boy. the better is making

gina raimondo will testify. watch live coverage starting at 2:30 eastern on cspan3 online at cspan.org. >>> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more, including buckeye broadband. ♪♪ >> buckeye broadband supports cspan as a public service along with these other television providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. >>> the associated press teaming up with center for research taking a look at this idea of trust in the scientific and medical communities. when the general overall confidence in those communities was taken amongst those who participated, 48% of those saying that they would say that they have a great deal. that's how the poll expresses it in those scientific and medical communities. and 45% saying that they have

thank you so much, joining me for more on this, the commerce secretary gina ra raimondo, what does it say to you? >> it says what we know, which is that we have a very strong economy right now. the past yore has been -- we've broken all kinds of records in terms of job creation, wage increases, it's really what we have been saying. i mean, america is still the only economy in the world that is stronger now than pre-pandemic, and you know, president biden's leadership on the economy has been extraordinary. the moves he's made have clearly worked, and what we've created over six and a half million jobs. >> one number, there are a lot of numbers that jump out. one number that also jumps out, over 54,000 jobs were added in transportation and warehousing, double from december. is that a signal that the big problems and concerns and fears with the supply chain, is that a signal it's getting better? >> yes, i think she is. we see that in the data, congestion is down. we're training more truckers, but also as i talked to business leaders of small and large businesses, they will tell you thing

. >>> now, commerce secretary gina raimondo leads a discussion on k-12 computer science education. a number of major ceos part paid including best business corey barry. topics include access and investment in broadband. building a diverse work force, digital literacy and apprenticeships. this national governor's association panel is about 90 minutes. >> and now, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated, and welcome to the podium the executive director of the national governor's association, bill mcbride. [ applause ]