CPA Supports U.S. Investigation into Chinese Steel Pipe Dumping
The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) fully supports the recent decision, by the Department of Commerce, to begin an investigation into whether China is “dumping” and subsidizing steel pipes sold into the U.S. market.
HOW ENFORCED UNDERVALUATION OF A COUNTRY’S CURRENCY
UNLAWFULLY SERVES AS AN EXPORT SUBSIDY
In 1947, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (“the GATT”) effectively banned export-contingent subsidies because they inherently distort the free and fair flow of international trade. When the World Trade Organization (“the WTO”) came into being in 1995, the global trading community emphatically reinforced this position in the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (“the SCM Agreement”), which elaborates upon the GATT’s subsidy provisions.
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Act Now: Legislators Should Co-Sponsor Currency Reform Bill
We are collecting petition signatures from as many states as possible to deliver to each state's legislative delegation. Your name will be on the petition for your state, going to all your Representatives and Senators. Click here to sign the petition. Click here to learn more about currency misalignment and how it is worsening the trade deficit and harming our economy.
Over 300 associations, companies and prominent individuals have joined CPA in prescribing how to Fix America's Economy through trade reform. See the document and signatories here. If you want to sign on, send an email to ellen (at) prosperousamerica.org.