When President Trump addressed Congress and the nation during his first State of the Union since the GOP lost the House to Democrats, he spoke of the need for unity, but his speech also highlighted entrenched divides between the two parties.
Still, according to Shawn McBurney, the Society of American Florists’ senior director of government relations, there were at least three takeaways for floral industry members listening to the annual address, related to immigration, trade and tariff negotiations.
“It’s very difficult — and probably not wise — to try to predict too much in the future from a State of the Union address, but we did get insight into this administration’s continued priorities last night, and some of those issues certainly affect the industry,” McBurney said.
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