Episode 20: Coaltion for a Prosperous America - Chairman's Countdown

Program Details and Participants

The program was hosted by Zach Model, Chairman of the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), and featured Chuck Benoit, Trade Counsel for the CPA.

Key guests included:

• Congressman Daniel Webster (R-FL 11th District): A champion for economic resiliency and a respected voice for Florida manufacturers and US workers. His district is a strong manufacturing community across Central Florida.

• Ben Pickett: Executive Vice President at Nucor Corporation.

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Key Discussion Themes

1. The Importance of American Manufacturing and Steel

2. Legislative Initiatives

1. The Standards Act

Connects technical standards to US economic and national security. The mechanism advances private sector-led, consensus-based standards to ensure the US, not China, is "leading the world" in setting technical standards.

If the US does not control standards, nations like China can dominate bodies, write self-serving rules, and potentially cause inferior products. Example: The US is leading the effort to set difficult welding standards for Coast Guard polar ice cutters.

1. Federal Infrastructure Bank Act 19

Creates a privately funded national infrastructure bank, an idea "not seen since the Eisenhower era".

Addresses the country's growing infrastructure needs and the decline of the Transportation Trust Fund. Funding comes from private investors (domestic or international) seeking a secure place to invest. The goal is to fund roads, bridges, and infrastructure based on American-based businesses, serving as an "American answer" to competing initiatives like China's Belt and Road.

3. Trade Policy and Tariffs

4. USMCA and Future Policy

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