20 Almond Facts
JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2015
Federal Picture
Julian Heron, attorney with Tuttle,
Taylor and Heron in Washington,
D.C., has represented the interests
and concerns of
Blue Diamond
almond growers and other California
cooperatives in Washington, D.C. for
decades. He addressed the Huller/
Sheller gathering on his interpretation
of the 2014 election results at the
federal level. "What do the results of
the 2014 election mean?" he asked,
"The real election is the one in 2016.
That is what is on everyone's mind."
As for what may happen in the
meantime, Heron explained that with
the Republicans achieving a majority in
the Senate, legislation will start moving
to the President's desk for signature,
but vetoes can be expected. One of the
frst could be the Keystone Pipeline. "If
the Keystone Pipeline bill passes and
the President vetoes it, and there are
enough votes to override the veto, a new
dynamic will occur in Washington,"
Heron explained. "Republicans looking
to 2016 will pass bills that the President