A year ago, at the height of the pandemic, a severe shortage of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) hit America. Hospitals were asking staff to re-use masks and other protective equipment. Health care professionals, political leaders, and ordinary people with family members in hospitals and on ventilators were all in agreement: the U.S. must not…
Inside the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act sits the unsightly Trade Act of 2021. It is everything that is wrong with an otherwise good bill designed to tackle China.
Greg Owens \ Co-Founder and CEO; Sherrill Manufacturing Inc./Liberty Tabletop For many of us the last 12 months have been difficult if not tragic on a personal level and at work. In the true spirit of our country, Americans rallied and have gotten through perhaps the most difficult experience we have ever lived through. Now that we are…
The Senate bill designed to help America outwit, outlast and outplay China passed mostly along party lines. Here is what we liked about what’s inside. And where we hope the House will do some rewrites on trade matters.
The trade deficit fell in April as imports from China shrank by $6 billion. That likely won’t be enough to break the $1 trillion goods deficit barrier in 2021.
James Stuber \ June 6, 2021 \ The Gazette One significant result of the COVID-19 pandemic is that U.S. consumers have become more interested in buying American-made products. Recent polling shows that 40% of consumers will no longer buy anything made in China. This is good news for America’s manufacturers because the poll also found…
Greg Owens \ June 7, 2021 \ Industry Week The COOL bill would mandate prominent disclosure of where a product is produced, for all online retailers. Amazon has been in the news of late due to concerns over its workplace conditions. But Americans now have another reason to be apprehensive about Amazon and other e-commerce…
On May 27, 2021, CPA’s very own Michael Stumo was a guest on the Ingraham Angle, Fox News. You can watch the interview below: Read the related opinion article here