CPA Applauds Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Biden Solar Emergency Declaration that Allows Tariff Free Importation of Subsidized Chinese Solar to Continue Illegal Trade Activity

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WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL) and Dan Kildee (D-MI) that will repeal President Biden’s Solar Emergency Declaration, issued last June. Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), Congress can repeal rules enacted by the executive branch if they were enacted within…

CPA Submits Comments to USTR in Support of Section 301 China Tariffs

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WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) submitted comments to Ambassador Katherine Tai in support of continuing the Section 301 China Tariffs. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) requested comments for its four-year review of its actions regarding its Section 301 Investigation of China. CPA’s submission to USTR documents the benefits…

CPA Slams Ruling by USMCA Panel on Auto Content

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USMCA Tribunal’s Final Ruling Will Benefit China Manufacturing WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today urged the Biden administration to reject, and refuse to honor, the final decision from the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Panel that weakens USMCA’s automotive rules of origin. The regional content rules were a major change from NAFTA intended…

CPA Applauds Hanwha Q CELLS $2.5 Billion Domestic Solar Manufacturing Expansion

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WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded an announcement by Hanwha Q CELLS, a global leader in complete clean energy solutions, that it will invest more than $2.5 billion—the largest solar investment ever in the U.S.—to build a complete solar supply chain in the United States. The company’s commitment to the…

CPA Applauds Creation of House Select Committee on China

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WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted in an overwhelming bipartisan fashion—365 to 65—to form the House Select Committee on China. The new committee will be chaired by Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI). In December, Chairman Gallagher outlined his vision for the committee’s…

CPA: Rep. Jason Smith is Exceptional Choice for Ways & Means Chairman

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WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded the selection of U.S. Representative Jason Smith (R-MO) to serve as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for the 118th Congress. The powerful committee has jurisdiction over tax and trade issues. As Bloomberg reported, “Smith, who advocates positioning the GOP as…

Job Quality Index Rises as High-Quality Employment Grows

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WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) rose 1.03% to 81.34 in November as employment in high-quality sectors including transportation equipment manufacturing and health care rose. Low quality jobs, i.e. jobs that pay weekly wages below the national average for all production and nonsupervisory (P&NS)…

CPA Rejects PCAOB Determination that Chinese Companies Comply with U.S. Securities Laws

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WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement after the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced Chinese auditors were in full compliance with U.S. securities regulations. As a result, more than 170 Chinese companies, many with overt ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), will be able to continue…

CPA Letter to PCAOB and SEC Regarding Chinese Companies’ Compliance with U.S. Securities Laws

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CPA sent the following letter to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the PCAOB announced Chinese auditors were in full compliance with U.S. securities regulations. As a result, more than 170 Chinese companies, many with overt ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), will be able…