CPA Testifies at Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing on De Minimis Loophole, UFLPA Enforcement

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America’s (CPA) CEO, Michael Stumo, today testified before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability in a hearing titled, “Exploitation And Enforcement: Evaluating the Department of Homeland Security’s Efforts to Counter Uyghur Forced Labor.” Stumo’s testimony focused on the de minimis, an import loophole non-market…

Written Testimony Before The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability: Exploitation And Enforcement: Evaluating the Department of Homeland Security’s Efforts to Counter Uyghur Forced Labor

The following written testimony was submitted by Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA, to the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability in a hearing titled, “Exploitation And Enforcement: Evaluating the Department of Homeland Security’s Efforts to Counter Uyghur Forced Labor.” that was held on October 19, 2023. Read Stumo’s oral testimony here.  …

CPA Report Details How Vanguard and FTSE Russell Funnel Billions of U.S. Investor Capital to the CCP and PLA -Linked Companies

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a new “case study” report to Congress that details the alarming extent to which U.S. asset managers and index providers are actively funneling billions of dollars of U.S. investor capital to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) companies, including Chinese firms that have been sanctioned by…

Job Quality Index Increases in August, Manufacturing Employment Grows to Highest Level in 15 Years

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) for August was 85.09, up 0.09% from July. After a few months of slowing job growth and a slight decrease in the JQI, the most recent month shows strong job growth in the economy and among goods-producing sectors.…

CPA Applauds Ambassador Tai for Confronting Mexico Over Violations of 2019 Steel Agreement

Mexico Agrees to Goal of Reinstating Export Monitoring Regime WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai for securing a commitment from Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Raquel Buenrostro to reinstate Mexico’s export monitoring regime. Export monitoring was previously used to ensure compliance with a 2019…

Former Senator Phil Gramm is Wrong on U.S. Trade Policy

By Bill Jones Former Senator Phil Gramm’s recent WSJ opinion article “Trump’s Trade War Was a Loser” gets many things wrong about U.S. trade policy. Concerningly, Mr. Gramm makes numerous statements, representations, and conclusions without supporting facts and documentation.  While I respect Mr. Gramm’s service to our nation and his passion for promoting his views…

Repealing China’s Most Favored Nation Status Would Create 2 Million Jobs, Grow U.S. Economy by 1.75%

WASHINGTON — A new economic analysis by the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) found that revoking China’s Most Favored Nation (MFN) status would result in the creation of 2 million new American jobs, increase real household incomes by $3,647, and increase real gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.75%. Earlier this month, CPA published a…