White House Highlights “Made in America” Successes in Biden’s First Year
The White House lays out a list of Buy American success stories in Biden’s first year.
Opinion | Import Shortages Make Case for a ‘Made in USA’ Resurgence
Michael Stumo \ January 3, 2022 \ The Washington Times In addition to the health crisis spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is now experiencing significant shortages of consumer goods. These troubles extend across a wide range of products, including everything from bicycles and cars to prescription medicines. But the problems run even…
Opinion | A “Made in America” Fix for U.S. Supply Chain Woes
Michael Stumo \ December 23, 2021 \ Inside Sources Much has been made in the news lately regarding America’s shortage of consumer goods. Increased consumer demand in the wake of the COVID pandemic has led to global shortages of many industrial products. And with cargo ships backed up and waiting to enter America’s congested west coast ports, there’s…
House Hearing on Clean Energy Reveals Division, Asian Dependence, and Doubts
A House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on clean energy technologies shows division among the parties, with one main agreement: the U.S. will lose out on this market if Washington allows for dependence on Asia for solar, wind and EV battery materials.
The Global Bicycle Market: A Comprehensive Plan to Re-Shore the U.S. Bike & E-Bike Industry
The United States bike industry is in the midst of an unprecedented boom, triggered by the COVID pandemic. Bike sales rose sharply in the spring of 2020, as gyms, yoga studios and other exercise centers shut down and Americans sought outdoor activities like biking, a relatively safe form of exercise. In 2021, the sales surge…
Katherine Tai Talks Reshoring, Decoupling, and China Tariffs
Katherine Tai spoke to CSIS this week about China. Some takeaways were better than others.
Defense Authorization: Rep. Garamendi’s Buy American Push Shot Down by House Committee
In a two-part series of the National Defense Authorization Act mark-up in the House, part one looks at the Buy American Act for Navy ships: who voted in favor of it, and who did not?
Senate Infrastructure: The ‘Build America, Buy America Act’ Stresses “Commonsense” Preference for US Products, Companies and Workers
We looked closer at the new Senate infrastructure bill. Title IX Build America, Buy America would be a big win for President Biden. And, potentially, for U.S. manufacturing and reshoring.
New Alabama Factory Built Almost Entirely with American-Made Components
Wellborn Cabinets is investing in the future thanks to an anti-dumping charge against Chinese cabinetry. Now they’re thriving. Their latest factory upgrade focused on American-made parts to support local supply chains, not just foreign ones.
FTC to Penalize Companies Who Falsely Label Their Products as Made in the USA
The Federal Trade Commission gave itself the power this month to start fining companies that claim their products are Made in the US, but are not. CPA welcomes the final rule. The Biden administration is also touting Buy America policies, but will he let the WTO get in his way?