Legislation would help consumers identify safe, American-made products Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today praised the introduction of new, bipartisan country-of-origin labeling legislation by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rick Scott (R-FL), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA). The new bill, the ‘Country of Origin Labeling Online Act’ (COOL), would mandate that…
20.5 million U.S. jobs lost in April Washington. Today’s jobs report shows a drastic collapse in overall U.S. employment. A record 20.5 million jobs were lost in April, propelling the nation’s unemployment rate up to 14.7 percent, a new post-World War II high. This morning’s “JQ-Instant” indicator, published by the Coalition for a Prosperous America…
Sends letter critiquing contracts that favor subsidized imports Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), whose members include manufacturers and agricultural producers throughout the United States, today sent a letter to Pete Gaynor, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). CPA’s letter urged Gaynor to revise FEMA’s focus on awarding “low price”…
CPA is honored and excited to announce the addition of Andy Warlick, CEO of Parkdale Mills, to our board of directors. “Andy is committed to rebuilding US manufacturing and fighting trade cheating,” said Dan DiMicco. “I have long admired Parkdale Mills, a company that proves that USA textile manufacturing can be competitive with any company…
Sends letter to President Trump expressing concern over tariff deferral Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) sent a letter to President Trump today expressing concern about a decision by the Treasury Department and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to postpone duties on many imports for 90 days. CPA believes that the deferral of…
Concern that multinationals tapping global, not domestic, suppliers Washington. As the United States continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) has identified hundreds of U.S. manufacturers available to produce needed medical equipment. A survey conducted by CPA found more than 600 domestic manufacturers with the capacity and resources to…
JQI Index declines 0.20 percent in March Washington. The monthly U.S. Jobs Quality Index(JQI) issued by the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) and its partners dropped slightly to 79.27in March, down by 0.20 percent from its revised level one month earlier. The JQ-Instant™ preliminary read of the 713,000 decrease in all private sector, non-farm payrolls in March…
And praises appointment of Peter Navarro as Nat’l Defense Production Act coordinator Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is praising the Trump Administration for invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) to boost domestic production of medical ventilators. Earlier this week, CPA had urged the administration to take such an important step in light…
Necessary response to mobilize US economy to fight pandemic Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) strongly supports the Trump administration’s executive order enabling the Defense Production Act to mobilize the economy to fight the coronavirus. The pandemic has revealed economic weaknesses arising from excessive dependence on China and other countries for medical, drug and other critical production.…
U.S. must launch immediate manufacture of critical medicines Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is praising the Senate testimony by Rosemary Gibson. A CPA member and author of ‘China Rx,’ Ms. Gibson told a Senate committee that Congress must immediately fund the manufacture of generic drugs currently being rationed during the coronavirus outbreak. Many…
