AWC Applauds Vilsack’s Confirmation to be Agriculture Secretary
LEESBURG, VA. – American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Jackson Morrill released the following statement regarding the confirmation of Thomas Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture.
“Secretary Vilsack is the right person to lead the Department as it seeks to implement the President’s policy priorities on climate change and the economy.
“Wood products sourced from sustainably managed working forests, including tall mass timber, are actively ready to meet the challenges facing a 21st century Agriculture Department. Construction of tall wood buildings provide resilient, sustainable commercial and residential spaces in urban and suburban areas, while also supporting rural markets and producing family-wage jobs. As the federal government seeks to reduce carbon emissions, AWC stands ready to engage with the Secretary Vilsack and the Administration to ensure wood products are part of an active economic and climate solution.”
The American Wood Council (AWC) is the voice of North American wood products manufacturing, an industry that over 450,000 men and women in the United States with family-wage jobs. AWC represents 86 percent of the structural wood products industry, and members make products that are essential to everyday life from a renewable resource that absorbs and sequesters carbon. Staff experts develop state-of-the-art engineering data, technology, and standards for wood products to assure their safe and efficient design, as well as provide information on wood design, green building, and environmental regulations. AWC also advocates for balanced government policies that affect wood products. www.awc.org | @woodcouncil
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