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You are all invited to the sixth Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) Issues Forum.
TOPIC: A Competitive Tax Plan for America
SPEAKER: Michael Graetz, Yale Law School
TIME: 10:30 until 12:00, Thursday May 8
PLACE: Offices of Wiley Rein LLP
1776 K Street, NW
COST: $10 for CPA members
$20 for non-members
DETAILS: Americans are badly taxed. The U.S. relies heavily on border adjustable income taxation that is regressive, places U.S. businesses at competitive disadvantage, and discourages much-needed savings and investment. Tax compliance costs rise every year as we add pages and loopholes to the tax code, which is already four times the length of War and Peace. One of America’s most influential experts on tax policy, Michael Graetz has fleshed out the elements of a simple, fair, and competitive tax plan in his latest book 100 Million Unnecessary Returns. In his remarks, Mr. Graetz will examine why we need fundamental tax reform now, what features our new system should include, and how we can surmount the broken politics of taxation.
Michael Graetz is Justus S. Hotchkiss Professor of Law at Yale University. He has served as assistant to the secretary and special counsel at the Treasury Department, as Treasury deputy assistant secretary for tax policy, and as a member of the Commissioner’s Advisory Group of the Internal Revenue Service. He is the author of The U.S. Income Tax: What It Is, How It Got That Way, and Where We Go From Here and The Decline (And Fall?) of the Income Tax. Mr. Graetz will be available for a limited time after the event to sign copies of his new book.
Space is limited. For reservations, please respond to:
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The CPA is a unique grass-roots coalition of agricultural, labor, and manufacturing interests. The Issues Forum is open to all, members and non-members alike. The Forum seeks to facilitate informed discussion of a wide range of public policy issues that impact American competitiveness. For more information on the CPA, visit www.prosperousamerica.org <http://www.prosperousamerica.org> .
Please let me know if you have any questions or need more information.
Many thanks,
Charlie
Charles H. Blum
Executive Director
CPA Issues Forum
666 11th Street, NW
Suite 810
Washington, DC 20001
Tel. 202-393-8600
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Hearing on Chinese Seafood: Safety and Trade Issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 15, 2008
Website: www.uscc.gov
Contacts: Kathy Michels (202) 624-1409
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Nick Barone (202) 624-1484
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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday and Friday, April 24 -25, 2008 on “Chinese Seafood: Safety and Trade Issues.” The hearing will be held at the Pan American Conference and Media Center in the Orleans Room, 11th Floor, of the Pan American Building, located at 601 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130.
This hearing will examine how the rise in Chinese seafood has affected the U.S. Gulf Coast seafood industry. The hearing will consider the economic impacts on the U.S. fishing industry of imported seafood from China and the resulting health and safety risks associated with Chinese seafood imports. The hearing will also focus on how such factors affect U.S.companies, investors, and workers.
On April 24, the Commission will receive testimony from witnesses including Mr. Donald W. Kraemer, Deputy Director of the FDA Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Mr. Spencer Garrett, Director of the NOAA National Seafood Inspection Laboratory, and Mr. Matt Fass, President, Maritime Products International and representatives of the U.S. fishing industry, and consumer and environmental groups. An open microphone session for public comment will be held from 3:15 to 3:45 pm. Interested parties may register at 8:30 am in the hearing room to reserve a time to speak.
On April 25, the Commission will receive testimony from Senator David Vitter, members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and U.S. seafood industries. Other expert witnesses from the industry and from academia will also testify.
Hearing Co Chairs: Vice-Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Commissioner Daniel Slane
What: Public Hearing on “Chinese Seafood: Safety and Trade Issues”
When: Thursday, April 24, 2008, 9:00am. – 3:45pm. and Friday, April 25, 2008, 8:30am. – 1:30pm
Where: Orleans Room, 11th Floor, Pan American Bldg., Pan American Conference and Media
Center, 601 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130.
A full agenda will be posted to the Commission’s Web Site as soon as it is available. Panelists’ bios and written statements will be available on the Commission’s Web Site at www.uscc.gov on Thursday, April 24, 2008
Reservations are not required to attend – seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Visit the USCC website, www.uscc.gov, for transcripts of previous hearings, commissioned research reports, the Commission’s annual reports to the Congress, and other information about the Commission’s activities.
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You are all invited to the fifth Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) Issues Forum.
TOPIC: The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and
Minds
SPEAKER: David Lampton
TIME: 10:30 until 12:00, Tuesday April 22
PLACE: Offices of Wiley Rein LLP
1776 K Street, NW, 4th floor conference room
Washington, DC 20006
COST: $10 for CPA members
$20 for non-members
DETAILS: What are the implications of China’s growing power for the U.S.? David Lampton has investigated the military economic, and ideational dimensions of Chinese power in his latest book The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money and Minds. In his remarks, Dr. Lampton will examine China's past, present, and likely future uses of power, the underlying strengths and weaknesses of China’s strategy, and how the U.S. should view and respond to China’s rise.
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