Bill Now Heads to Senate for Consideration Next Week WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan resolution of disapproval (H.J. Res. 39) under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal the Biden administration’s Solar Emergency Declaration. This harmful rule,…
The Solar Energy Industry Association has claimed that 30,000 jobs could be lost if tariffs are reinstated on solar panels coming in from Chinese companies based in Southeast Asia. This claim is wholly fictitious, based on inflated job numbers and a purely hypothetical analysis of the sort that has been disproved by the facts again…
What is President Biden’s solar emergency declaration? And why is it being opposed by both parties?
Key Points: This article reviews the last five years of federal government manufacturing policy, including tariffs and tax credits, finding positive effects on rebuilding U.S. manufacturing. Single-country tariffs on imports from China have reduced U.S. dependence on China, with modest impact on reshoring U.S. manufacturing. Global tariffs such as those on steel and washing machines…
Will the Inflation Reduction Act further solidify Chinese multinationals as the indisputable champions of global ‘green tech’ manufacturing?
Bill Now Heads to Full House Floor WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement after the House Ways and Means Committee, in a bipartisan vote of 26–13, passed legislation (H.J. Res 39) introduced by U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL) and Dan Kildee (D-MI) that will repeal President Biden’s Solar…
Voters are Opposed to Biden Administration’s Solar Emergency Declaration that Protects China’s Illegal Trade Activity 91% of likely voters think it’s important to have a domestic supply chain for solar energy and to produce solar equipment in the U.S. 80% of likely voters, including 76% of Democrats and 77% of Independents, are concerned that the…
U.S., European, and Chinese solar equipment manufacturers have rushed out announcements of investment in factories to make U.S. solar panels and related equipment since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law last year. The tax credits designed to spur a move to solar energy are generous and the U.S. could soon be producing…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) edged up by 0.17% in February to 83.82, reflecting slightly faster growth in high-quality jobs than low-quality in the month. Contributing to the rise in the index was an increase of 61,500 jobs in health care and social…
CPA’s Domestic Market Share Index shows the share of US manufacturing demand fulfilled by domestic producers has declined steadily in 20 years.
