CPA Trade Rating: Buy American

CPA issued the following Trade Rating Advisory to the U.S. Senate today in support of the Buy American provision in the stimulus package.

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February 2, 2009

Re: CPA Trade Rated Vote:  Buy American provision in Senate stimulus bill

Dear Senator:

Issue:  The Senate version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains a Buy American provision for manufactured goods procured with U.S. taxpayer money.

CPA position:  The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) supports the Buy American provision and opposes any attempt to strike it.

Importance rating:  High importance

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Congressional Voting History on Trade

CPA has compiled a list of votes by House members and Senators on major trade legislation.  Click here to view the House voting record.  And here is the Senate voting record.

 
Joint Statement

FIXING AMERICA’S ECONOMY:

ENSURING GOOD JOBS, PROSPERITY & SECURITY


America’s international economic policies threaten our prosperity and national security.  These policies have handicapped domestic manufacturing, service providers, farmers and workers leading to massive trade deficits, stagnant wages, the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs, a dangerous erosion of our industrial base, a long-term decline in our food and agriculture trade surplus, and the unprecedented transfer of trillions of dollars of American wealth offshore.

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CPA Leading Effort to Permanently Fix America’s Economic Crisis

News Release

October 2, 2008, 11 am edt

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CPA Leading Effort to Permanently Fix America’s Economic Crisis

The American financial system is in trouble because current trade and economic policies have hollowed out our economy.  Thirty-five organizations and 75 businesses have signed on to a single page diagnosis and plan-of-treatment for our economy.  Agriculture, manufacturing, labor, academics and former government officials collaborated to put together this statement.  This timely release will help the presidential candidates and elected officials think about, address, and solve financial crisis more effectively.

 

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