Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo has promised to make lumber prices a priority.

The pledge came last week in response to a request by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing.

Describing the home building industry and the housing sector as "struggling," Raimond said Commerce's International Trade Administration would try to identify the root causes and find a solution.

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