The Christmas tree industry is enjoying a bumper year, and it couldn’t immediately be determined how much of the aid the industry has tapped. So the American Loggers Council took a page from the Christmas tree association and American Hort and lobbied. Of the Christmas tree producers, he added: “It amazes me how they qualified for the program before harvesting a single tree." The loggers council hired lobbyist Matt Hill and pursued two paths to win assistance: through Congress or the Trump administration. “One of my goals was to get the equivalent of the Loggers Relief Act in there," Sen. Collins said in an interview.

Source: Mint December 25, 2020 10:07 UTC