NAHB Chairman Alicia Huey Joins The Daily Drill Podcast
NAHB’s 2023 Chairman Alicia Huey this week joined The Daily Drill, a special series of the NAHB Housing Developments podcast.
Huey had a busy first week in Washington as she attended the State of the Union address on Tuesday and testified before a House subcommittee Wednesday on the impact of the Biden Administration’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule.
She previewed her testimony on the Feb. 7 episode of The Daily Drill. Listen below, and subscribe to the Housing Developments podcast wherever you get your podcasts, like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or any other podcast service.
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