WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) and China Tech Threat today jointly released a white paper titled “Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Semiconductors and Countering China’s Threats.” The paper examines the decline in U.S. market share in global semiconductor manufacturing, the attendant risks to U.S economic and national security, and why maintaining U.S.…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today praised the COVID relief package signed into law by President Joe Biden for including $10 billion in federal funding for the Defense Production Act (DPA). CPA supports reshoring supply chains in critical industries, including essential generic drugs and personal protective equipment (PPE). The COVID-19 pandemic…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a report titled, “Reclaiming the US Solar Supply Chain from China.” The white paper documents the current state of the US solar manufacturing industry and provides key recommendations for policymakers on how to counter Chinese dominance over the global supply chain that threatens US…
The Job Quality Index (JQI) rose 0.67% to 81.58 in the March reading as the decline in low-quality jobs prompted a small increase in the JQI. The JQI report showed that the mean weekly wage for all P&NS workers increased to $862.28, a change of 0.69% from its revised level the month prior. The JQI, produced by…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced its support for Katherine Tai’s nomination to serve as U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). CPA is the only national, bipartisan organization representing exclusively domestic producers across many sectors of the U.S. economy. CPA believes in working towards a new and positive U.S. trade policy that…
Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) has hired Nick Iacovella as its new Communications Director. Iacovella, who begins work today at CPA, will engage with national media on behalf of CPA and its members. He previously served as Deputy Director of Communications for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Director of Communications for the…
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…
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…
