Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is urging the Trump Administration to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) in order to rapidly increase the nation’s supply of medical ventilators. “America’s manufacturers stand ready to produce needed medical hardware,” said CPA Chair Dan DiMicco. “Yet we’ve heard troubling reports that some multinational ventilator companies are…
Editor’s note: CPA learned that Customs and Border Patrol is allowing importers to stop paying duties in some cases. And CBP is further considering a full deferment of all duties for 90 days, at the request of the multinational import lobby. CPA sent this letter below to protest any such move. View the Original Letter…
Editor’s note: R-CALF USA is a CPA member organization with a new program connecting consumers directly with US ranchers. Billings, Mont. – In the wake of reports that beef cases in grocery stores are empty in some areas of the country, R-CALF USA has launched a new Website to connect consumers with their neighboring cattle…
Editors Note: Michael Stumo is CEO of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, a national organization based in Washington, D.C. Follow him at @michael_stumo. He wrote this commentary exclusively for the News Tribune. The coronavirus pandemic has revealed that globalized supply chains cause more risk than Wall Street has led us to believe. As a recent Senate…
