WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released the following statements after the death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: “Rich Trumka dedicated his life and career to fighting for American workers and U.S. based industry. His unexpected death comes as a shock that saddens all of us at CPA.” — Zach Mottl,…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today urged the U.S. Senate to adopt an amendment to the infrastructure bill offered by Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) that would prohibit federal funds for technology purchases from going toward Chinese-made drones. Included in the $1 trillion infrastructure package is the $500…
Goods Deficit Also Sets Monthly Record at $93.2 Billion Department of Commerce figures published this morning show that in June the U.S. reported a trade deficit of $75.7 billion, a new record for U.S. and world history. The deficit was 6.7 percent higher than the May figure, and 49.4 percent worse than the year-ago June…
CPA submitted the following written testimony to the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade regarding the hearing titled, “The Global Challenge of Forced Labor in Supply Chains: Strengthening Enforcement and Protecting Workers.” THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF FORCED LABOR IN SUPPLY CHAINS: STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT AND PROTECTING WORKERS Before the House Committee on Ways…
