CPA Applauds Reintroduction of Bipartisan National Critical Capabilities Defense Act

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded the reintroduction of bipartisan National Critical Capabilities Defense Act by U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ). This legislation will help prevent American supply chains from being offshored by establishing an outbound investment review, which covers production, development, manufacturing,…

Cornell Study Confirms: Importing Chinese Solar Exacerbates Climate Change

Boosting Domestic Solar Manufacturing Would Gut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 30% WASHINGTON — A recent study by Cornell University researchers confirms that reshoring the solar supply chain and boosting domestic solar manufacturing would significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30%. “If reshored PV manufacturing is achieved by 2035, the estimated GHG emissions and energy consumption…

Signing of 1935 US-Brazil FTA

Americas Act Addresses Key Failure of Past Trade Deals

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has released a discussion draft of a sweeping, ambitious bill titled the “Americas Act”. The bill states its aim to “establish a regional trade, investment, and people-to-people partnership of countries in the Western Hemisphere”. But unlike every other U.S. trade agreement in the last century, the Americas Act actually undertakes…

CPA Slams Ruling by USMCA Panel on Auto Content

USMCA Tribunal’s Final Ruling Will Benefit China Manufacturing WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today urged the Biden administration to reject, and refuse to honor, the final decision from the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Panel that weakens USMCA’s automotive rules of origin. The regional content rules were a major change from NAFTA intended…

CBP Released False Government Statistics

Last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Trade released false government statistics. CBP’s Office of Trade stated that the total value of de minimis shipments fell from $67,039,140,875 in CBP’s FY 2020, down to $39,876,651,152 in FY 2021. These numbers are not accurate, and in fact are certainly a gross, material undervaluation,…