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...
Apply for AAF and Century Award by March 1
Are you active in a community service organization? Has your company been in business since 1918? If you answered yes to either question (or both),...
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...
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...
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...
SAF Week In Review Keeps Members in The Loop
Taxes. Health care. Labor. Immigration. Floriculture research. As the national floral industry trade association, the Society of American Florists...
Upheaval In Congress
Below is an insightful article written by long-time Washington insider Rich Galen. The article was originally published in his bi-weekly newsletter...
Congress Struggles With Bill To Keep Government Running
Last year, Congress passed legislation to temporarily fund the government through January 19, 2018. As this article goes to press, the House...
Farm Bill Being Prepared
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) announced the farm bill is being prepared for consideration by the full House before the...
New Tax Withholding Tables Released
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just released updated income tax withholding tables, reflecting changes made by the new tax reform law. This is...
Immigration Discussions Continue in Washington
Last year, Congress passed a short-term spending bill to keep the government running through January 19. Without the approval of new legislation to...
Feds Clamp Down On Marijuana
Reversing an Obama administration policy, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued January 4 a memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys directing them to...