Job Quality Index Rises Slightly in May

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) rose slightly to 81.68 in May, up 0.39% from the previous month, as high-quality jobs increased in sectors including health care and automotive dealerships in May. The JQI increased only slightly because those high-quality jobs…

CPA on Agreement of 130 Countries to Address Tax Avoidance by World’s Largest Corporations

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement after 130 countries and jurisdictions, representing more than 90% of global GDP, joined a statement establishing a new framework for international tax reform. According to the announcement, the “framework updates key elements of the century-old international tax system, which is no longer…

CPA on Biden’s Chinese Solar Sanctions: A Good Start, but More is Needed

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement regarding new action by the Biden administration aimed at Chinese solar companies’ use of forced labor in Xinjiang. As part of the announcement, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection will bar imports of metallurgical-grade silicon mined by Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co.—including…

CPA Applauds Sen. Ossoff’s Bill to Boost U.S. Domestic Solar Manufacturing

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) that seeks to boost U.S. domestic solar manufacturing, accelerate the transition to clean energy, and support American energy independence. Specifically, the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act would provide tax credits for multiple stages of the…

CPA Applauds House Bills to Reform U.S. Trade Programs, Address Flaws in Senate-Passed Bills

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded two new pieces of legislation introduced by Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee. Led by U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, the legislation would modernize and reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) programs, the Generalized System of Preferences…

CPA Welcomes Key Findings of Administration’s 100-Day Supply Chain Review

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today welcomed key findings from the 100-day review mandated by the Biden-Harris administration’s Executive Order 14017 on “America’s Supply Chains.” Signed in February, CPA supported the Executive Order and called on the administration to “quickly pivot from assessment to action.” Importantly, the review makes clear that…

CPA Applauds Senate Passage of Online Country of Origin Labeling Bill

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded the Senate passage of Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) COOL Online Act, which would mandate that country-of-origin labeling (COOL) be clearly and conspicuously stated in any website description of a product. This would protect Americans’ right to know where the products they buy are made…