LG Announces U.S. Solar Factory Closure Just Weeks After Biden Guts 201 Solar Tariffs

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement after LG Electronics Inc. announced it was exiting the global solar panel business, a decision that will impact 160 employees and roughly 60 contract workers at LG’s corporate campus in Huntsville, Alabama, where the company has been assembling solar panels since 2018.…

Thousands of American Businesses, Organizations Support COOL Online

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released publicly for the first time a coalition letter signed by over 2,000 U.S. companies and bipartisan organizations representing American businesses and workers in support of online country-of-origin-labeling (COOL). Last July, CPA applauded the Senate passage of Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) COOL Online Act, which…

CPA to House Leadership: Stop Buying Chinese Masks

“Right now, there are American companies that employ American workers that are manufacturing N95 masks and other critical health care products like PPE… Congress should not be supporting … Chinese manufacturers over American companies and workers — especially with taxpayer dollars.” WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today urged House Speaker Nancy…

CPA Letter to House Leadership Regarding Procuring “Made in China” Masks

CPA sent the following letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) regarding the Office of the Attending Physician’s distribution of KN95 masks made in China to lawmakers. CPA urged House leadership to immediately stop all purchase and procurement of Chinese personal protective equipment (PPE) and instead source from American…

CPA: New Buy America Waiver Guidelines Bring Much-Needed Transparency

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded the Made in America Office at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for unveiling a new Buy America waiver transparency process on Wednesday. Under this new guidance, the 24 largest federal agencies must enter proposed non-availability waivers into a digital portal on the…

Defense Authorization: House Armed Services Committee ‘Buy American’ Debate Shows Some Still Believe Americans Make Things

The recent and ongoing National Defense Authorization Act was an emotional debate over Buy America provisions. Where do our Congressional leaders come down on this issue? Do local manufacturers have any allies in Washington?