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…
Editors note: CPA has previously praised Peter Navarro‘s action fixing the requirement by the Universal Postal Union that the US subsidize the delivery of small packages coming in from China. A recent deal to reform global mail delivery shows that a strong, principled negotiation strategy gets results. [Peter Navarro | October 15, 2019 | NY…
Editors note: The China/Amazon/FedEx strategy finally comes to light as a major story. The de minimis loophole must be closed. And can be partially closed by administration action. CBP chose to give priority to Sec 321 (the de minimis authority stupidly expanded by Congress) over the 301 duties but did not have to. And more…
Editors note: Roger Simmermaker is a CPA member. The old Washington consensus on free trade was bipartisan. We are forging a new bipartisan Washington consensus on a trade strategy that wins the global competition for good jobs and industries. Exclusive: Roger Simmermaker explains manufacturing stimulates economic growth [Roger Simmermaker | August 10, 2019 | WND]…
