American Forest Foundation Applauds Leadership of Co-Sponsors Pryor, Blunt, Thompson, and Schrader

March 7, 2013 |

In Washington, United States Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), have introduced the Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013. They authored the legislation so that American-made, home-grown forest products can qualify for the USDA’s BioPreferred program. “The Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013 is a simple fix—it treats forest products like the biobased products they truly are. It’s hard enough for family forest owners to afford and maintain forestland; we don’t need to make it even harder by shutting out new markets for forest products that can help family forest owners reinvest in their woodlands. That’s why this simple fix could have big impact,” said Tom Martin, President and CEO of the American Forest Foundation.

Category: Policy

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