Opinion | A “Made in America” Fix for U.S. Supply Chain Woes
Michael Stumo \ December 23, 2021 \ Inside Sources Much has been made in the news lately regarding America’s shortage of consumer goods. Increased consumer demand
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Puts Onus on Corporations. Here Are Their Xinjiang Forced Labor Suppliers.
A look at the Uyghur Forced Labor Act, a recent report by a UK university on “laundering cotton” out of Xinjiang, and whether or not global retailers will really put an end to this once Biden signs the Act into law.
Covid Supply Chain Crunch: Asian-Made PPE Stuck at Ports, Supplies Late
Recent supply chain bottlenecks of hospital gear shows why continued dependence on Asia is bad for pandemic preparedness. The Make PPE in America Act in the infrastructure law should remedy this in the years ahead, if Congress doesn’t open the doors to duty-free PPE and undercut the law’s intent.
CPA on NDAA: Bill Includes Important Provisions and Missed Opportunities
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) praised certain provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was passed by both houses
Forced Labor Issues Getting Watered Down by Democrats in Congress. Why?
A look at the three largest bills recently circulating in Washington, including the recently passed infrastructure law, and how they’ve gone soft on forced labor. The opportunity presented itself to take the issue more seriously than just another round of studies in each bill mentioned here.
House Committee Hearing on Supply Chain Challenges: No Immediate Fixes
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure expects supply constraints to last into early 2022. Rep. John Garamendi of California highlights “tremendous trade imbalances” as one reason for the bottlenecks, caused by a surge in demand for Asian made goods.
House Hearing on Clean Energy Reveals Division, Asian Dependence, and Doubts
A House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on clean energy technologies shows division among the parties, with one main agreement: the U.S. will lose out on this market if Washington allows for dependence on Asia for solar, wind and EV battery materials.
Global Pharma Supply Chain Survey Shows Free Trade Not The Solution
Free trade loses out to a bigger government role in securing domestic supply chains of critical medication.
Sequoia Capital, Others, Investing in China Semiconductors. Who’s Investing in Ours?
An eye-opening exclusive by the WSJ shows just how much time and energy is being spent by American companies and Silicon Valley venture capitalists investing in semiconductor production…in China. The U.S. needs the CHIPS Act passed this year.
House Committee Discusses Illicit Supply Chains, Resource Power Grabs
In a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Thursday, Congress appears frustrated in stopping illicit supply chains, and worries about China’s growing resource dominance in high tech and clean tech supply chains.
