More
than 50 forest products industry leaders from across the country are on Capitol
Hill today representing the interests of the nearly 900,000 Americans in
talking to Members of Congress about the top priorities for paper and wood
products manufacturers.
The
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and the American Wood
Council (AWC) are co-hosting the 2013 Forest Products Industry Fly-In, in which
CEOs and senior executives will discuss industry priorities with Congress
including:carbon neutrality of biomass;
reasonable air regulations;
inclusion of paper and wood products in USDA's BioPreferred program;
corporate tax reform;
postal reform;
truck weight increase for federal highways;
maintaining paper options for all Americans;
recognition of multiple credible green building rating systems; and
support for wood in building energy codes.
