Editor’s Note: CPA member Roger Simmermaker has written five books on buying American and trade policy since 1996. Roger Simmermaker reveals source for housewares and kitchenwares [Roger Simmermaker | June 29, 2020 | WND] How long would you think an American company would need to be around for you to trust that they offered a quality…
Editor’s Note: George Boyd Jr. is the vice president of Goldens’ Foundry and Machine Company and a CPA member. They’re sold out everywhere. How complicated could it be to just make some more? Turns out, very. [ Alex Shultz | April 7, 2020 | GQ] It didn’t happen exactly this way, but it feels like it did:…
Editors note: Rosemary Gibson is a CPA member. We are very proud that she is making a difference in bringing drug production back to America. Drugs can be manufactured in America more quickly, efficiently, and with better quality control than in China, said Rosemary Gibson, senior adviser at the Hastings Center and author of China Rx:…
Editor’s Note: Michael Stumo is CEO of the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA). Follow him at @michael_stumo. Manufacturers are stepping up during the pandemic—now it’s time for Congress to get trade policy right. [Michael Stumo | May 11, 2020 | Industry Week] As the tragic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rise, the United…
Editor’s note: For American workers stepping up to provide COVID supplies, we don’t need to drop those contracts (like facemasks) as happened after SARS. Government procurement needs to (a) STOP the low-price contracts which are really pro-China contracts and (b) offer longer-term contracts to USA producers so we can build capacity here. Otherwise we won’t…
Editor’s Note: Fox News features CPA Member, Xenex Disinfection Services CEO Morris Miller on using UV light to destroy coronavirus. Their UV LightStrike robot is a key component to reopening the economy. [April 29, 2020 | Fox News]
How safe are the items you are purchasing online? By Greg Owens On January 24, 2020 there was a press conference in Washington given by the Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for US Customs, and Dr. Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy. Think about the last time you…
Editors note: Chinese and multinational companies continue cheating. Customs enforcement and tighter laws are needed Many save by tweaking assembly and shipping processes rather than by moving operations to U.S. [Katy Stech Ferek | February 6, 2020 | WSJ] WASHINGTON—Many U.S. companies are maneuvering to sidestep tariffs on Chinese imports, trade lawyers and logistics consultants…
Excerpt: How did the pharmaceutical industry start sourcing pharmaceuticals in China? After her presentation at the Made in America trade show last month, I met Rosemary Gibson, co-author with Janardan Prasad Singh of China RX, published in 2018. China RX is an expose of the pharmaceutical industry just as Death by China by Greg Autry and…
Editors note: Chinese owned Smithfield Foods shipping pork to China amidst Asian swine flu problems. SMITHFIELD, Virginia (Reuters) – Smithfield Foods’ slaughterhouse in Virginia used to carve up pork for American sandwiches and holiday dinners. But workers now box up pig carcasses to ship to China, according to employees, local officials and industry sources. [Tom…
