CPA Applauds Creation of House Select Committee on China

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted in an overwhelming bipartisan fashion—365 to 65—to form the House Select Committee on China. The new committee will be chaired by Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI). In December, Chairman Gallagher outlined his vision for the committee’s…

CPA: Rep. Jason Smith is Exceptional Choice for Ways & Means Chairman

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded the selection of U.S. Representative Jason Smith (R-MO) to serve as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for the 118th Congress. The powerful committee has jurisdiction over tax and trade issues. As Bloomberg reported, “Smith, who advocates positioning the GOP as…

Job Quality Index Rises as High-Quality Employment Grows

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) rose 1.03% to 81.34 in November as employment in high-quality sectors including transportation equipment manufacturing and health care rose. Low quality jobs, i.e. jobs that pay weekly wages below the national average for all production and nonsupervisory (P&NS)…

CPA Rejects PCAOB Determination that Chinese Companies Comply with U.S. Securities Laws

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement after the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced Chinese auditors were in full compliance with U.S. securities regulations. As a result, more than 170 Chinese companies, many with overt ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), will be able to continue…