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Op-eds & Press Releases
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Tariffs Are Benefiting US Manufacturing
October 30, 2020
They are critical going forward, no matter who wins the presidency. In 2019, something impressive happened in U.S. manufacturing. For the first time in six years, the share of U.S. manufacturing demand met by American-made goods increased. And according to the Reshoring Indexwe’ve produced at the Coalition for a Prosperous...
op-ed
US Solar Manufacturers Need Washington's Continued Support
October 22, 2020
Tariffs and eliminating loopholes have helped--let's keep up the pressure on China. The United States is in the midst of a contentious election cycle. However, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have demonstrated agreement on some key issues. The Trump administration, for example, has shown that tariffs...
Letter to Congress
CPA Letter on Rethinking Agriculture and the WTO
October 19, 2020
CPA sent the following letter to Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer supporting efforts to reform the WTO because it has not helped farm and ranch income. WTO rules also wrongly prevent the US from creating an effective agro-industrial strategy for rural America.
Letter to Congress
CPA Letter on Renewal of Generalized System of Preferences
October 15, 2020
RE: Five Suggested Reforms for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Dear Chairman Grassley and Chairman Neal,
op-ed
A More Competitive Dollar Would Boost US Manufacturing
October 14, 2020
The rising dollar--35% in the past nine years--makes U.S. exports more expensive overseas. In March, the Federal Reserve was forced to act in order to avert an international financial crisis. With corporations around the world closing down at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, payments from customers stopped. Foreign companies...
CPA Videos
CPA's Take on the News
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US chokehold pushes China chip self-sufficiency up the agenda
October 26, 2020CPA's Take: China is planning to spend over $1 trillion on catching up to the US in technology, especially chipmaking. The US must make spending and investing in a US-based chip industry a high priority, starting now.
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Ambassador Robert Lighthizer issues Statement on Release of August 2020 Trade Data
October 06, 2020CPA’s Take: Today USTR Robert Lighthizer took the unusual step of issuing a statement on today’s monthly trade figures. Washington, DC – Ambassador Robert Lighthizer issued the following statement today concerning the August 2020 trade data rele...
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The U.S. needs to support American-made medicines
October 05, 2020CPA’s Take: CivicaRX CEO Martin VanTrieste explains why it is essential, and achievable to reshore pharmaceutical production to the US. Two years ago, a group of U.S. hospitals launched Civica Rx, a nonprofit generic drug company that I have th...
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What If Things Were Made in America Again: One Man’s Plan
September 30, 2020CPA's Take: James Stuber is the co-chair of CPA's Buy American Committee. “When I had my ‘lightbulb moment,’ the realization that America which invented the lightbulb no longer made one, I also realized that the societal costs of offshoring manufa...
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WTO Finds Some U.S. Tariffs on China Violate Trade Rules
September 16, 2020CPA's Take: The WTO just pounded more nails into its own coffin. CPA is quoted in this article. U.S. disputes finding, has long called World Trade Organization provisions inadequate