U.S. Trade Deficit Eases in April, Down 19.1% to $87.1 Billion
The trade deficit fell. But the January-April goods deficit is still another record breaker.
Biden Gives Green Light to China to Continue Illegal Trade Activity
White House Fails to Consult a Single American Solar Manufacturer WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) released a statement in response to the Biden administration’s Solar Declaration of Emergency that effectively neutralizes the Department of Commerce’s investigation into whether Chinese solar manufacturers are illegally circumventing antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders.…
Biden Just Went Against His Voters, Sided with China on Solar
Voters support locally made solar. So why is the Biden administration giving China companies under investigation for trade violations in SE Asia duty-free access to the U.S.?
Leading Customs Authorities Make The Case Against De Minimis Commerce
Leading customs authorities make the case against de minimis commerce By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel “De minimis” treatment for imports, which is available if the shipper declares the value under $800, cannot be effectively policed, and undermines fundamental fairness. That was the message from top authorities in the customs field at a Washington International…
CPA Questions FDA Commissioner on Faulty Data on Indian Generic Drugs
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today sent a letter to Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), over the agency’s controversial decision to allow the continued sale of generic drugs from India despite faulty data and a lack of proof of therapeutic equivalence. FDA did not prohibit…
Despite Bipartisan Opposition, Federal Retirement Board Moves Ahead with Controversial Plan to Invest Federal Retirement Savings in China
WASHINGTON — Despite bipartisan opposition from lawmakers in the House and Senate, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) yesterday proceeded to begin investing federal retirement savings from the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) — the largest defined contribution plan in the world — in bad-actor Chinese companies. The FRTIB’s new Mutual Fund Window will add…
FDA’s Updated Drug Shortage List Loaded with Critical Medicines
The Food and Drug Administration recently updated its drug shortage list. More than half of the updates include drugs on the essential medicines list.
Xinjiang Police Files Expose Shocking, Unprecedented Evidence of China’s Use of Forced Labor
SEIA & It’s Chinese Members Lobbying Against Vigorous Implementation of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Senator Sherrod Brown on SEIA: “They’ve enabled the Chinese government and Chinese manufacturers to undercut American trade law… If we continue the way [SEIA] wants to go, we’ll never have solar manufacturing in this country.” [National Journal, 5/26/22] WASHINGTON…
Senate Puts FDA Re-authorization Deal in Jeopardy Over Infant Formula Crisis
Senator Burr warned the FDA that until the Senate is okay with their response to the infant formula crisis, and present a plan to prevent it in the future, the Generic Drug User Fee Authorization bill might be put on hold.
Stopping Taxpayer Dollars & Federal Retirement Investment Going to China
SUMMARY The U.S. Government is poised to invest billions of taxpayer dollars in Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled companies via the U.S. Government retirement system, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is managed by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB). The TSP’s Mutual Fund Window initiative is scheduled to begin June 1 barring White…