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Biden Administration Undercuts Efforts to Rebuild U.S. Medical Supply Chains

Guest Post — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:20:39 +0000

Biden Administration Undercuts Efforts to Rebuild U.S. Medical Supply Chains: Withdraws Proposal on WTO Government Procurement Agreement WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today criticized the Biden administration for undercutting a campaign promise to ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars would be used to spur investment in the U.S. rather than continue our […]

Is China Planning an EMP Attack on the US? How Can We Protect Ourselves?

Jim Palmer — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:10:00 +0000

In March of 2019, the President issued an Executive Order to help protect critical infrastructure in the US should China decide to attack the US with an Electromagnetic pulse (EMP). An EMP has the ability to essentially disable or destroy nearly all electronic devices. Form automobiles, planes, trains, the electrical grid and just about every computer in the US would no longer function.

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CPA Strongly Criticizes WTO Decision on U.S. Section 301 Tariffs

Guest Post — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:43:30 +0000

September 15, 2020 Ruling is latest evidence of failed global governance Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today condemned a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against U.S. tariffs on imports from China. The tariffs, imposed in March 2018 under Section 301 of U.S. trade law, addressed China’s longstanding practices of forced technology transfer…

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CPA Applauds New Commerce Department Currency Rules

Jim Palmer — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:10:46 +0000

Long-overdue rule says currency undervaluation is a trade subsidy CPA Applauds New Commerce Department Currency Rules Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today stated its appreciation for a new Department of Commerce rule that would impose countervailing duties on imports benefiting from foreign currency undervaluation. CPA has long supported such action and was a…

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Should the U.S. Continue to Allow China to Make our Medication?

Jim Palmer — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Should the U.S. Continue to Allow our Medications & Medical Supplies to be Controlled by the Chinese Communist Party? Everything, from your daily medications including items like insulin and antibiotics to medical supplies like gloves, syringes and masks as well as your daily vitamins and supplements are all made in China. Even if your medicines are made in other countries…

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US Goods Trade Deficit Hits Major New Record in 2018

Jim Palmer — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:39:03 +0000

March 07, 2019 Washington. Annual data released this morning by the Commerce Department shows that America’s overall trade balance continued to worsen in 2018. Not only did the United States record its highest-ever global trade deficit in goods—at $891.3 billion—but the annual goods deficit with China soared to a stunning new record of $419.2 billion.

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Automation Not to Blame for Millions of lost American Manufacturing Jobs

Dee Jones — Tue, 15 May 2018 17:42:34 +0000

Millions of Americans who lost manufacturing jobs during the 2000s have long ”known” China was to blame, not robots. Evidently many academics who’ve studied the issue are finally drawing the same conclusion. For years economists have viewed the increased role of automation in the computer age as the culprit for some 6 million lost jobs from 1999 to 2010 — one-third of all U.S.

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