Hardwood Floors December 2019/January 2020

By Dana Lee Cole

(R-IN) gave a fiery keynote to wrap up our Hill Day, encouraging continued action and sharing insight gleaned from her significant efforts communicating with the administration, up to and including the president, on our behalf. This year’s fly-in was really all about trade. This is not to say that other issues aren’t moving, but trade is having such an impact that all else pales in comparison. Our message on trade was simple: trade is having a devastating impact on hardwood companies, workers, and consumers, and is causing long-term damage to international markets. We asked that the Trump administration provide some relief to the hardwood industry just as they have for other agricultural commodity groups. Ideally,

we would like to see a quick resolution to the trade war, but in the meantime, we need some help if our industry is to survive. It cannot be emphasized enough how impactful personal stories of what the trade war is doing to your business, your employees, and your state and local economy are. It is not too late to make some noise. Call, write, or tweet your member of Congress and administration officials and tell themwhat you are thinking in your own words. Our “Contact Congress” outreach tool makes it easy and may be accessed at votervoice. net/THF/campaigns/66462/respond. We hope everyone enjoyed their time on the Hill, learned something new, and came away with a new appreciation of how their engagement can make a

difference on public policies made in Washington. I encourage everyone reading this to join us for next year’s fly-in so we can reach more offices, be even more effective, and set even more new records. We hope you can join us! For more information on the fly-in, issues discussed, or to find out about participating in the 2020 fly-in, contact the Hardwood Federation at 202.463.2705. g 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 United States and acts as the industry’s advocacy voice on Capitol Hill. She can be reached at dana. cole@hardwoodfederation.com.

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