Builder groups including the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) urged their members to protest a little-noticed amendment to the Senate's health care bill that requires construction industry employers with as few as five employees to provide health insurance to their workers starting in 2014. More
Amid signs that housing measures might be winning support on Capitol Hill, the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association urged lumberyard executives to press their senators to pass amendments to the economic stimulus bill expanding the homebuyer tax credit and reduce mortgage rates. More
