Brian Evans

Arkansas House Speaker Brian Evans – along with colleagues in four other states – signed onto a letter calling for Congressional action to save the forestry industry in the Southeast. …Among the policy requests was for a 90-day notice before any tariffs that effect the US forestry take effect, claiming recent tariffs from the Trump Administration have given little time to plan for US exporters. “Under current US trade policy, products and shipments from U.S. exporters are becoming stuck en route. Additionally, the letter calls on Congressional support for the European Union to overturn its ban on Sulfuryl Fluoride, a pesticide used to fumigate Southern Yellow Pine wood chips. In 2024, the European Union opted to not renew it, citing concerns over risks to human health and the environment. …Lastly, the letter calls for the Transshipment Clause, to ensure products made with US forestry products that are imported into the US can claim a tariff exemption.