Embed from Getty Images The 116th Congress members-elect pose for a group photo on the East Front Plaza of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on...
With the midterm elections over, members of the House and Senate returned to Washington last week for a lame duck session with a full agenda of...
As Congress approaches its August recess there are only 12 legislative days left before a possible government shut down on September 30. That’s 12...
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...
The Senate version of the Farm Bill includes language updating a law that protects the intellectual property of floral industry breeders. The...
When Rep. Julia Brownley visited The Sun Valley Group’s Oxnard, California, location on May 7, the congresswoman toured the company’s facility, met...
Asking Congress to protect floriculture’s workforce and invest in floral research is what nearly 100 retailers, growers, wholesalers and suppliers...
Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia-6) does not represent Mike Mooney. In fact, Goodlatte, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee,...
More than 90 Society of American Florists members representing all industry segments, three countries, 25 states and the District of Columbia,...
Thanks to all SAF members who took time from their schedules to attend SAF’s Congressional Action Days this week. As Kate Penn noted yesterday in an...
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...
After the three-day shutdown that started over the weekend, Congress has approved funding for the federal government until February 8. The shutdown...
For many of you, this marks the second time you received Week in Review, an e-newsletter focused on SAF’s daily efforts on Capitol Hill to educate...
Below is an insightful article written by long-time Washington insider Rich Galen. The article was originally published in his bi-weekly newsletter...
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) announced the farm bill is being prepared for consideration by the full House before the...