Hardwood Floors December 2018/January 2019

By Dana Lee Cole

The 2019 legislative calendar is tough to predict. With a split House and Senate, many are predicting a return to the gridlock that has gripped D.C. in the past.

sector brings to communities around the country and the economy as a whole. While we may have lost some key allies in our efforts on behalf of the industry, there are many talented people on both sides of the aisle that we are looking forward to working with as part of the 116th Congress. Dana Lee Cole is Executive Director at the Hardwood Federation, a Washington D.C.- based hardwood industry trade association that represents thousands of hardwood businesses in every state in the U.S. and acts as the industry’s advocacy voice on Capitol Hill. She can be reached at dana.cole@ hardwoodfederation.com.

There are also predictions that a number of administration officials will depart at the end of 2018 or early 2019...this could keep the Senate busy with confirmation hearings, particularly early in the year. And both the House and the Senate could consider action to address international trade. Your Hardwood Federation team is gearing up for 2019. We will be reaching out to all of these of newmembers to make sure that they know the value our

been made, but there will certainly be new leadership in place on these key committees, and others could be moved around as well. The 2019 legislative calendar is tough to predict. With a split House and Senate, many are predicting a return to the gridlock that has gripped D.C. in the past. However, optimists are looking for transportation and infrastructure to be one possible area that can be worked on in a bi-partisan manner.

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