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Aquiles Suarez is Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at NAIOP.

5
Aug
2020
The Latest on Stimulus Legislation
Posted On August 5, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

You could be forgiven for thinking that Congress would have passed an additional economic stimulus bill by now. After all, supplemental unemployment benefits have expired, there are days left before the applications by businesses for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are no longer accepted, and Senate […]

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1
Jul
2020
Bumpy Road Ahead for House Infrastructure Plan
Posted On July 1, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

The House of Representatives this week is expected to pass a broad $1.5 trillion infrastructure package covering a diverse number of areas, including surface transportation programs, aviation, housing, water infrastructure, and tax policy, as well as containing many aspects of the so-called “Green New Deal” policy […]

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15
Apr
2020
No-nonsense Federal Reserve Takes Swift and Aggressive Action
Posted On April 15, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread economic pain across the country last month, members of Congress and the Trump Administration scrambled to pass legislation to respond to the crisis, culminating in the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). This week, however, […]

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31
Mar
2020
Governments Respond to COVID-19’s Economic Challenge
Posted On March 31, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

As our nation deals with business shutdowns, mandated stay-at-home orders, and other measures necessary to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, our economy is suffering damage at levels not seen since the Great Recession of 2008, and possibly the Great Depression. In an effort to […]

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7
Nov
2018
Midterm Results and the Impact on NAIOP’s Agenda
Posted On November 7, 2018  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

The much-anticipated midterm congressional races are over, and as is normal in the aftermath of every election, each side is trying to claim victory. Aside from some individual races, however, the overall outcome is as many had expected: Democrats won control of the House and Republicans […]

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20
Dec
2017
Tax Reform Is Here
Posted On December 20, 2017  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

After many years of elected officials talking about our “broken tax code,” and fits and starts through several different congresses and presidential administrations, a comprehensive rewrite of our tax code is about to be enacted into law. The Senate followed the example of the House of […]

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6
Sep
2017
It’s Game Time on Capitol Hill
Posted On September 6, 2017  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, has come and gone, and with that the end of the NFL’s preseason. The real contests – the ones that count, begin now. And as in football, the battles in Congress are about to get very real in September. […]

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17
May
2017
Trump’s Distractions Threaten Legislative Agenda
Posted On May 17, 2017  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Winston Churchill once said, “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.”  The advice to remain focused on the ultimate goal and avoid becoming distracted is certainly one many Republicans in Washington wish President Donald Trump would […]

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8
Mar
2017
Trouble for Tax Reform?
Posted On March 8, 2017  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

In today’s political environment, the idea of simplifying our nation’s tax code has become a stated goal of both Republicans and Democrats. Despite some differences between the parties, in general a consensus has developed that lower tax rates, particularly for corporations that have to compete internationally, […]

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8
Feb
2017
NAIOP Goes to the Hill
Posted On February 8, 2017  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

This week, as they do early each year, NAIOP members from all over the United States and Canada, as well as from AMPIP, our sister organization in Mexico, are attending NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat (CL&LR) in Washington, D.C. At CL&LR, NAIOP leaders learn how […]

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