Congress Can Help America Fix Its Failed China Policy
Removing trade barriers and reducing U.S. tariffs allowed China’s state-owned enterprises to flood the U.S. with deliberately underpriced goods.
Tariff Relief Hasn’t Helped America’s Poorest Trading Partners
As Congress returns to session, some call for new efforts to help struggling nations. Resuming the GSP, however, should not be one of them.
The Idea of a ‘Manufacturing Delusion’ Is Delusional Itself
It is delusional to believe that a 21st century nation can achieve sustained economic growth and a thriving middle-class without manufacturing.
Mexico Keeps Violating Steel Agreement with U.S.
Unless Mexico immediately adheres to its 2019 steel obligations, the U.S. should reimpose Section 232 tariffs on Mexican steel imports.
Opinion | Import Shortages Make Case for a ‘Made in USA’ Resurgence
Michael Stumo \ January 3, 2022 \ The Washington Times In addition to the health crisis spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is now experiencing significant shortages of consumer goods. These troubles extend across a wide range of products, including everything from bicycles and cars to prescription medicines. But the problems run even…
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 in the wake of the COVID pandemic has led to global shortages of many industrial products. And with cargo ships backed up and waiting to enter America’s congested west coast ports, there’s…
Growing Evidence Shows GSP Trade Liberalization Programs Hurt, Not Help
Original by CPA Chief Economist Jeff Ferry published in Foreign Policy News Early in June, the Senate passed its signature “China bill,” a wide-ranging piece of legislation intended to counter Beijing’s industrial rise and spur U.S. technological competitiveness. Included in the bill was a reauthorization of the longstanding Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a tariff…
Opinion\ Declining U.S. Job Quality for People of Color
By Dan DiMicco and Jeff Ferry \ June 2021 \ The Hill As former manufacturing executives, we have seen firsthand how high-quality jobs in our industry benefit Americans from all backgrounds. We also know that the quality of jobs created – not just the quantity – matters. The troubling results of our organization’s new economic study show why. In recent…
CPA Applauds Senate Passage of Online Country of Origin Labeling Bill
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded the Senate passage of Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) COOL Online Act, which would mandate that country-of-origin labeling (COOL) be clearly and conspicuously stated in any website description of a product. This would protect Americans’ right to know where the products they buy are made…
Opinion | Will Biden’s Clean Power Grid Actually Be Made in America?
via Morning Consult President Joe Biden’s address to Congress made an ambitious case for building America’s clean energy future. Not only did the president pledge to create “millions of good-paying jobs,” but he aimed for all of his proposed advances in electric vehicles and renewable energy to be “made in America.” Helpfully, Biden even acknowledged the complexity…