International trade agreements, border security and health care will be key issues facing the 116th Congress after this week’s headline-making...
What Do Midterm Election Results Mean for the Floral Industry?
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Government Relations
Administration Proposes Increased Health Insurance Options
SAF met with a senior Trump Administration official and discussed the concerns about health care insurance choice and affordability faced by the...
Midterm Elections May Dramatically Shift Washington — or Not
Americans will go to the polls on November 6 and decide who will control the House and Senate. In 2016 conventional wisdom took a beating when...
USDA Changing the Way it Looks at Plants-for-Planting Imports
For decades, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has evaluated a subset (about 2 percent)...
SAF Members Can Determine Legislative Priorities of Floriculture Industry
SAF has developed a short survey so its members can weigh-in on their public policy priorities. Members of SAF proved that they are a powerful force...
SAF Needs Your Input on Public Policy Issues
In the wake of several high-profile accomplishments in Washington, SAF would like to get feedback about the public policy issues important to you....
Department of Transportation Considers Changes to Trucking Hours Rule
Most commercial truckers, including those in the floral industry, are required by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations to use...
Golfers Tee Up to Support SAF
Last Friday, SAF members took to the links in support of the Society of American Florists political and legislative activities during the 26th...
SAF Weighs In On The Proper Regulation of Pesticides
In response to a recent decision handed down from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, SAF joined...
Listening Sessions For New Overtime Rule Scheduled
The Department of Labor (DOL) will conduct public listening sessions to gather input about a possible new rule on overtime compensation. The...
Potential Agreement on NAFTA Reached
The U.S. and Mexico have reached a preliminary agreement in principle to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the two...
SBA Would Like To Hear From SAF Members in Wyoming and Colorado
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will host Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables in Wyoming and Colorado during the week of August 6,...
House Ways and Means Committee Approves Multiple Health Care Bills
Last week the House Ways and Means Committee reviewed and approved 11 healthcare related bills which will now make their way to the House floor....
Senate Approves Its Farm Bill
The Senate passed its version of the five-year Farm Bill after it was initially slowed over trade and other issues. The measure was overwhelmingly...
Members of Congress Want to Visit You
Every day, Members of Congress make decisions that affect your business. However, most lawmakers do not know how a grower, a local florist, or a...