CPA Honors the Legacy of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Congressman Pascrell’s leadership, particularly as a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, has left a lasting legacy that will continue to shape trade policy for years to come.
Is There Any Stopping China from Being the Solar OPEC?
China has wiped out American solar before. Can they do it again? This is the concern among many on Capitol Hill, including in the White House.
MP Materials Rare Earth Production Rises, But Price Slump Challenges Industry
MP Materials, the only active rare earths mining company in the U.S., is making great progress. And yet at the same time, the company just reported a financial loss. The contradiction illustrates the challenges involved for the U.S. in rebuilding a rare earths industrial capability.
Michael Stumo: Biden Administration Drops the Ball on Mexico’s Steel Surge
For more than two years, domestic steel producers have been urging the Biden administration to act on Mexico’s steel surge. But despite Mexico’s clear breaching of the agreement for several years, the Biden administration chose to negotiate rather than enforce a standing international agreement.
De Minimis Update: Major New Senate Finance Bill; Regulatory Capture DHS/CBP Strikes Again
The de minimis catastrophe is getting attention on Capitol Hill, thanks to legislative champions on both sides of the aisle in Congress, and the advocacy of the The Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole (of which CPA is a member).
U.S. Aluminum Industry Undermined by Dumping, Import Flood, and Trade Agreement Violations
Aluminum imports into the U.S. have surged in recent years, with some product categories seeing a 380% increase since 2015. Many countries have already been found guilty of dumping aluminum into the U.S. at artificially low prices.
CPA Statement on Wyden, Lummis, Brown, Collins, and Casey Bipartisan De Minimis Bill
There is a strong and growing bipartisan consensus that the de minimis loophole has created rampant lawlessness and is facilitating the import of high-risk, illegal, and dangerous products—including deadly fentanyl poison that is killing tens of thousands of Americans each year.
How Budget Deficits Grow Due to Trade Deficits
Excessive imports siphon demand for goods and services away from American producers and drive the government to run a budget deficit to cover that gap.
CPA Welcomes Biden Administration Decision to Deny Vietnam “Market Economy” Status
In January, CPA called on the Biden administration to reject misguided calls to revoke the non-market economy status of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam — a nation where the economy remains highly controlled by the government.
Vietnam is Not a Market Economy. Commerce Gets it Right, and Here’s Why.
The last thing the United States needs is for Vietnam, now our third largest trade deficit nation, to be granted market economy status.
