In the wake of the COVID pandemic, consumers have become painfully aware of America’s heavy dependence on imports. The recent Amoxicillin shortage in hospitals has made this particularly clear since the United States is now highly reliant on imported antibiotics and other lifesaving medications. The United States is so deep in the hole when it…
Americans are understandably worried about internet privacy. In particular, they fear their personal information could be hacked at any time. And if you ask them whether China should have access to their social security numbers, credit cards, and banking info, the answer would be a resounding “No.” We live in a digital world, though. And…
Last year, more than 73,000 Americans died from an overdose of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The drug itself is cheap and readily available, with thousands of pounds flowing into the United States from Mexico every month. In fact, fentanyl seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border increased 164 percent between 2020 and 2022 alone. Even more disturbing is that Americans can now have…
Manifest Modernization Act would require companies like FedEx and DHL, which import goods into the U.S., to follow same rules as ocean shipping companies. The bill was written by Sens. Cassidy and Whitehouse.
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) for September declined by 0.66% in September to 84.37. After a strong reading in August, the JQI continued its downward trend in the second half of the year. Interest rate hikes by the Fed appear to be softening…
Business/Technology Explainer: What is the Cloud? Key Points Big Tech has developed valuable software applications to store and manage data anywhere in the world There is a vigorous national and global debate about protecting consumer data and national security as copies of data can be kept anywhere in the world The four cloud computing companies…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) for urging the Biden Administration to correct the Department of the Treasury’s guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) program that is undercutting American clean energy…
China is getting its clothing market back. Weaker economies are leading to less demand and that, plus skill sets and manufacturing capacity, is what’s bringing apparel makers back to the mainland.
Last week, President Biden’s U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Tai, took a shellacking from U.S. Senators who oversee her office. The first was from her fellow Democrat, U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), who issued a statement saying he “blasted” her office. The next day, Senator Wyden was followed by nine of thirteen Senate Finance…