WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today recommended that President Joe Biden should address the overvaluation of the U.S. dollar in order to bring back manufacturing jobs to the United States as part of his administration’s Build Back Better initiative. As first reported by The New York Times, CPA presented ideas on…
Important step toward rebuilding domestic manufacturing capacity Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today praised a new executive order by President Biden intended to “strengthen the resilience of America’s supply chains.” Specifically, the order will require an immediate study of domestic U.S. manufacturing capacity in key industries. The order further requires federal departments…
Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today reacted to news that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has awarded a 10-year contract to Oshkosh Defense for new mail delivery trucks, including both combustion-engine and battery-electric vehicles (EVs). While USPS says that “final vehicle assembly” will take place in the United States, CPA strongly urges…
America’s automotive industry has been rocked in recent weeks by a global shortage of computer chips. The problem has become so serious that GM has halted operations at three plants and Ford has curbed production of its big moneymaker, the F-150. Each company could lose several billion dollars in revenue this year. The automakers are scrambling to locate…
The new Biden administration faces a whirlwind of economic recovery challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy and millions remain unemployed. And thanks to Chairman Xi Jinping’s actions in China, along with former President Donald Trump’s use of unilateral economic leverage—including tariffs—Congress is fully aware that Beijing will not play by…
Americans are impatiently waiting for their chance to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. It’s estimated 70 to 85 percent of the nation will need to be fully vaccinated in order for the United States to return to “normal” living conditions. So far, however, only about three percent of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated. Clearly, there’s a lot of…
Rosemary Gibson chairs the healthcare committee of the Coalition for a Prosperous America. She is the author of “China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine.” Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed many American lives. Millions are still out of work. This is the public toll of the…
The Job Quality Index (JQI) rose 0.54 to 79.36 in the February reading as the decline in low-quality jobs prompted a small increase in the JQI. The JQI, produced by the Coalition for a Prosperous America in partnership with academics from Cornell Law School, measures the ratio of high-quality to low-quality jobs where high quality…
CPA sent the following letter to President Biden asking that he take into consideration three suggestions to ensure the strongest Buy American provisions possible. Dear President Biden: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) would like to reiterate our thanks following our press release last week supporting your Buy American Executive Order (EO).[1] Your emphasis…
WASHINGTON—A broad coalition of industry organizations and labor unions, representing a broad spectrum of manufacturers and workers who stepped up to make essential PPE and other products throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, sent a letter today to President Biden and congressional leaders outlining recommendations on specific policy initiatives that must be adopted to re-establish a permanent…
