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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

Howard 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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