Walmart follows in Amazon’s footsteps and opens doors to direct China business to American consumer retail on its platform. At this point, retail giants Amazon and Walmart are like King Kong versus Godzilla, stomping and breathing fire all over a bunch of hapless villagers who didn’t ask for the drama, but are surely to be…
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On day two of the CPA Annual Conference, three members of Congress tout origin labeling on everything from food to leather boots. More importantly, a call to fix Buy American Act rules once and for all.
Are steel tariffs bad for America? Nope, says the CEO of Zekelman Industries. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo agrees.
CPA sent the following letter to President Biden asking that he take into consideration three suggestions to ensure the strongest Buy American provisions possible. Dear President Biden: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) would like to reiterate our thanks following our press release last week supporting your Buy American Executive Order (EO).[1] Your emphasis…
According to a new CPA analysis, a Congressional five-year $1.5 trillion infrastructure investment plan could create 2.5 million jobs by 2025 while bringing sorely needed improvement to the nation’s deteriorating infrastructure. However, the analysis finds that a quarter of the spending would go on imported materials and supplies. The same infrastructure plan implemented under a…
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: CivicaRX CEO Martin VanTrieste explains why it is essential, and achievable to reshore pharmaceutical production to the US. Two years ago, a group of U.S. hospitals launched Civica Rx, a nonprofit generic drug company that I have the honor to lead. Its core mission is to deliver quality medicines at sustainable prices. [Martin Vantrieste…
“Conscious Beauty. Clean Beauty. Green Beauty. Sustainable Packaging. Selfcare. Wellness. Health. Safety…” These are key buzzwords for today’s conscious-beauty consumer. She/he strives to protect the environment, prevent animal testing, ensure healthy ingredients, guarantee fairness in manufacturing and labor, and support noble social causes — all while looking beautiful. [Randa Fahmy | September 8, 2020 |…
by Greg Owens | Co-Founder & CEO Sherrill Manufacturing/Liberty Tabletop | Co-Chair CPA Buy American Committee In the face of strong consumer sentiment to buy American, many brands, stores and online platforms are reacting by trying to hijack the brand. One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a sharp increase in American…
