Rosemary Gibson chairs the healthcare committee of the Coalition for a Prosperous America. She is the author of “China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine.” Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed many American lives. Millions are still out of work. This is the public toll of the…
The Broken Tax System: Is It Hurting American Domestic Business? Discussing economic implications, revenue streams and corporate tax avoidance. David Morse, the tax policy director for CPA sheds some light on Sales Factor Apportionment and why it’s needed. Watch episode 3: Trade
The Job Quality Index (JQI) rose 0.54 to 79.36 in the February reading as the decline in low-quality jobs prompted a small increase in the JQI. The JQI, produced by the Coalition for a Prosperous America in partnership with academics from Cornell Law School, measures the ratio of high-quality to low-quality jobs where high quality…
CPA sent the following letter to Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer supporting efforts to reform the WTO because it has not helped farm and ranch income. WTO rules also wrongly prevent the US from creating an effective agro-industrial strategy for rural America. Dear Ambassador Lighthizer, We appreciate the efforts put forth by you and President Trump…
RE: Five Suggested Reforms for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Dear Chairman Grassley and Chairman Neal, As you consider renewing tariff preference programs such as the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), we urge you to consider whether and how such programs can be updated to serve the national interest. We are particularly concerned about…
The rising dollar–35% in the past nine years–makes U.S. exports more expensive overseas. In March, the Federal Reserve was forced to act in order to avert an international financial crisis. With corporations around the world closing down at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, payments from customers stopped. Foreign companies needed funding to meet their…
Trump administration closes tariff loophole on imports of bifacial solar panels Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) has strongly praised a new proclamation by President Trump intended to accelerate the growth of America’s solar manufacturing industry. The president’s proclamation will close a loophole for tariffs on imported solar panels and also slow step-down in…
The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) charged that a new Senate bill to eliminate all tariffs on personal protective equipment (PPE) would sabotage U.S. manufacturing of these vital health care supplies and should be opposed by all who want to rebuild the U.S. health care manufacturing industry to safeguard the health of the American…
CPA’s Take: Roger Simmermaker has written multiple books on buying American and trade policy since 1996, and has been a CPA member since 2017. Both presidential candidates are trying to out-tough each other on China. Both have “Buy American” proposals, and agree somewhat on “Buy American” and trade policy. [Roger Simmermaker | October 2020 | WND.com]…
CPA’s Take: Today USTR Robert Lighthizer took the unusual step of issuing a statement on today’s monthly trade figures. Washington, DC – Ambassador Robert Lighthizer issued the following statement today concerning the August 2020 trade data released by the U.S.Department of Commerce: [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | October 6, 2020 | USTR.gov] “The trade data released today…