Bill Now Heads to Full House Floor WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement after the House Ways and Means Committee, in a bipartisan vote of 26–13, passed legislation (H.J. Res 39) introduced by U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL) and Dan Kildee (D-MI) that will repeal President Biden’s Solar…
Voters are Opposed to Biden Administration’s Solar Emergency Declaration that Protects China’s Illegal Trade Activity 91% of likely voters think it’s important to have a domestic supply chain for solar energy and to produce solar equipment in the U.S. 80% of likely voters, including 76% of Democrats and 77% of Independents, are concerned that the…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) edged up by 0.17% in February to 83.82, reflecting slightly faster growth in high-quality jobs than low-quality in the month. Contributing to the rise in the index was an increase of 61,500 jobs in health care and social…
CPA’s Domestic Market Share Index shows the share of US manufacturing demand fulfilled by domestic producers has declined steadily in 20 years.
Boosting Domestic Solar Manufacturing Would Gut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 30% WASHINGTON — A recent study by Cornell University researchers confirms that reshoring the solar supply chain and boosting domestic solar manufacturing would significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30%. “If reshored PV manufacturing is achieved by 2035, the estimated GHG emissions and energy consumption…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would revoke China’s Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff status. This is a critical first step to reduce our import dependency on China. Too many transnational enterprises continue to lean on China for sourcing for the…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced its strong support for bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH). Their bill, the Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023, would strengthen U.S. trade law enforcement and also give domestic American manufacturers the ability to sue companies that…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement calling on Congress to oppose a free trade agreement (FTA) with Taiwan. As The Wall Street Journal recently reported, “U.S. and Taiwan moved a step closer toward a bilateral trade and investment initiative.” However, an FTA with Taiwan would do little to…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement regarding a report by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) analyzing the effects of Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs on more than $300 billion of U.S. imports. The USITC report found that the tariffs reduced imports from China, effectively stimulated more…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) edged up by a tiny 0.016% in January to 84.11 as high-quality and low-quality jobs each rose in the month. Hospital jobs rose by 12,000 to 4.821 million while full-service restaurant employment rose by 31,000…
