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CPA’s Chief Co-Chair Brian O’Shaughnessy is featured in this NY Times article about why manufacturing is or is not leaving America. Subsidies Aid Rebirth in U.S. Manufacturing ROME, N.Y. — Walking through his high-ceilinged factory here, explaining the production of sheets of copper, M. Brian O’Shaughnessy comes across as a staunch advocate of manufacturing in [...]

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CPA co-sponsored a conference last week, Renaissance of American Manufacturing, that attracted 320 people in Washington DC, including many important political leaders. Richard McCormack’s Manufacturing and Technology News reported on the conference. **** Is Momentum Building For Adopting A New Manufacturing Policy Agenda, Or Is The Interest Due Only To The Upcoming Election? By Richard A. McCormack [...]

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The following letter to the Editor was written by Kevin Kelley, Executive Director of the RTMA. The published article can be found here. The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA) is a member of the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA). It is an organization advocating balanced trade policy on behalf of manufacturing, agriculture and [...]

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Reposted from Inside US-China Trade ***** CPA Wants New Trade Policy Focus On Reciprocity, SOE Exclusions Scott Otteman  |  Inside US-China Trade  |  March 21, 2012 A coalition of import-sensitive industries, farm groups and unions is crafting a set of trade policy principles that places greater emphasis on achieving reciprocity in U.S. trade negotiations, on [...]

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The problem with the phrase “free trade” is that it is confused with freedom and free markets.  Modern conservatives and Republicans, especially, are susceptible to the lure of the label.  But conservative principles and market principles don’t support the DC-centric version of trade policy. Ian Fletcher, CPA’s Senior Economist, and William Shearer have written The [...]

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Reposted from the Sewickley Patch ****** National Trade Coalition Honors Altmire with ‘American Producers’ Award Jessica Sinichak | January 11, 2012 | Sewickley Patch As someone who has championed bringing back to America the manufacturing jobs lost overseas, U.S. Rep Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, said an award he received Tuesday honoring that work had special meaning for him. [...]

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Reposted from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Altmire honored January 10, 2012  |  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Congressman Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, is being honored today by a nonprofit group that advocates for trade policies that promote U.S. prosperity and security. The Pennsylvania chapter of the Coalition for a Prosperous America is expected to present the Carl E. Jones Champion [...]

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Brian O’Shaughnessy authored this article in the Utica Observer-Dispatch, in Utica, NY.  Brian is the Chief Co-Chair and Manufacturing Co-Chair of CPA.  He is also the chairman of the board of Revere Copper Products, Inc., Rome, NY. ****** Guest view: U.S. must counter China’s action that steals jobs Brian O’Shaughnessy | November 14, 2011 | [...]

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Reposted from The Gazette. This article reports on CPA’s Colorado Jobs Renaissance held yesterday. ****** Jobs summit focuses on reforming trade policies Wayne Heilman | November 3, 2011 | The Gazette Reforming trade policies by setting a national goal of exporting more than the U.S. imports, enforcing existing trade laws and changing trade agreements emerged [...]

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Reposted from the Colorado Springs Gazette ***** Jobs Renaissance forum set for November 3 Wayne Heilman  |  October 24, 2011  |  Colorado Springs Gazette DETAILS: Jobs Renaissance forum When: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 Where: Gaylord Hall, Worner Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave. How much: $25 (includes lunch) Registration:www.prosperousamerica.org A forum aimed at coming up [...]

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