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 of Congress and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden shortly. Those provisions included measures that will increase procurement of domestically manufactured goods and address the growing…

U.S. Trade Policy: Over Half a Century of Unreciprocated Tariff Cuts

U.S. Trade Policy: Over Half a Century of Unreciprocated Tariff Cuts By Amanda Mayoral, CPA Economist   Summary Points: The US held high tariff rates from 1816 until the middle of the 20th century The US then cut tariffs more than most countries, often unilaterally, without also requiring tariff reductions by others Today, the US has…

CPA Testimony to House Financial Services Committee Regarding Wall Street Financing the CCP’s Exploitation of Global Natural Resources and Risks to American Investors

CPA National Security Advisory Robby Stephany Smith submitted written testimony to the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy regarding their hearing that explored the capital available to rogue regimes and international malign actors via their exploitation of the globe’s vast natural resources, including minerals, timber, and other…

Biden’s Commerce Department Sides with Chinese Solar Manufacturers Circumventing U.S. Tariffs

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) released a statement after the Department of Commerce sided with Chinese solar manufacturers after rejecting a request from U.S. domestic solar manufacturers to investigate illegal and unfair circumvention of trade remedies on Chinese solar cells and modules. The American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention (“A-SMACC”) filed…

CPA Letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Regarding China 301 Tariffs

CPA sent the following letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding her remarks that “lowering some tariffs in a reciprocal way” on China is “a desirable outcome” that could help ease inflation. In the letter, CPA outlines that there is no evidence suggesting that our 301 tariffs on merchandise from China are driving inflation.…