The Society of American Florists has confirmed that its 38th Annual Congressional Action Days, March 12-13, will include a special opportunity for...
White House Briefing Confirmed for CAD Attendees
Breaking News! SAF has just confirmed officially that we are taking CAD participants to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House...
Immigration Dominates Washington
When President Trump announced in September of last year that he would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in March of 2018, he...
House Reauthorizes Generalized System of Preferences
The House of Representatives voted February 14 to reauthorize the (GSP) through December 31, 2020, paving the way for an end to duties on flowers...
SAF Taps Two Experts to Prepare CAD Participants
The countdown is on for the Society of American Florists’ 38th Annual Congressional Action Days, March 12-13, in Washington, D.C. If you have not...
House Reauthorizes GSP
The House of Representatives voted February 13 to reauthorize the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through December 31, 2020, paving the way...
At CAD, Industry Members Engage – and See Results
It didn’t take long last year to prove that when floral industry members come together in Washington, D.C., their combined voices can make a big...
FDA and USDA Announce Formal Agreement on Cooperation and Coordination
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb...
SAF Members Make A Difference In Washington
As noted in the March 31, 2017 Week In Review, funding for the Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative (FNRI) was increased after SAF’s 2017...
Economy, Immigration Dominate President Trump’s State of the Union Address
In his first State of the Union address, President Trump told the country the United States is poised for “a new American moment.” In the address,...
Have Breakfast with Congressman Jimmy Panetta
One of the floral industry’s biggest advocates in Congress will deliver a “pep talk” to CAD participants before they meet with lawmakers on Capitol...
Importation of Dendrobium spp. Orchid Plants From Taiwan Allowed
On January 30, 2018, The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it finalized a rule to...
Major Garrett, Rep. Jimmy Panetta Tapped for CAD
The Society of American Florists added a high-profile political TV news reporter and one of the floral industry’s biggest advocates in Congress to...
‘Bring a First-Timer for Free’ to Congressional Action Days
The Society of American Florists’ Congressional Action Days drew its largest crowd in more than a decade last year with 119 growers, wholesalers,...
Immigration Reform, Like Government Funding, Remains Unsettled
After the three-day shutdown that started over the weekend, Congress has approved funding for the federal government until February 8. The shutdown...