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His American Competitiveness Agenda At Aspen Ideas Festival
Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote presented a keynote speech
at the Aspen Ideas Festival, a unique gathering presented by the
Aspen Institute and The Atlantic that brings together an
impressive group of thinkers and leaders from around the U.S.
and abroad to discuss their work, the issues that inspire them,
and their ideas. Cote’s speech provided his perspective on how
we can keep America competitive in the global market.  “As a
country we need to recognize that we are in a different global
economy than we were twenty years ago, that the global economy
will move forward with us or without us, that in all our
political arguments there is truth on both sides and we need to
pull together towards a common objective as a team, and that’s
why we need an American Competitiveness Agenda.”  Cote expressed
six essential points of focus to increase our competitiveness,
 which include debt reduc