Here’s the latest from the Hardwood Federation… Bipartisan Senate Posse Pushes Ag Exports On September 23, Senators Angus King (I-ME), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports (CREAATE) Act of 2022, which would double funding for USDA’s Market Access Program (MAP) […]
Here’s the latest “Cheat Sheet” from our friends at the Hardwood Federation. Negotiators Derail Threat of Major Transportation Strike On the heels of yet another unsettling inflation report released on Tuesday, the hardwood sector and broader business community dodged a bullet Wednesday night when railway carriers and unions reached a tentative labor deal, avoiding a […]
Here’s the latest update from our friends at the Hardwood Federation. USTR Extends China Tariffs Pending More Review On September 2, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that Section 301 tariffs on China would continue, pending further review of the trade sanctions, which cover various types of flooring, plywood, and mouldings. In May 2022, […]
The latest update from our friends at the Hardwood Federation focuses on the “Inflation Reduction Act.” On Sunday, Senate Democrats passed the newly named Inflation Reduction Act by a vote of 51-50, with Vice-President Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote. While numerous amendments were offered by Republican Senators in a process known as “vote a […]
The latest update from our friends at the Hardwood Federation focuses on the “Inflation Reduction Act” While the House has been on recess this week, Democratic senators have been racing to pass the latest version of the “Build Back Better” agenda along party lines, this time in the form of $485 billion in new spending […]
Our friends at the Hardwood Federation have an update for us on Spending Bills for 2023. The legislative “sausage making” process kicks into high gear when Congress exercises its “powers of the purse.” During the annual “appropriations” process, federal lawmakers carry out their most basic duty, which is to fund the annual budgets of the […]
The Hardwood Federation sent us some quick updates on what they are doing to advocate for you. Check it out! What’s Congress up to this week? Congress has left Washington and gone home for a week-long “work period” in the various states. Unfinished business includes finalizing spending bills to fund all the federal agencies for […]
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