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

7
Apr
2021
To Pass the Senate, Biden’s Infrastructure Package Will Need Changes
Posted On April 7, 2021  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Last week in Pittsburgh, President Joe Biden unveiled his long-awaited infrastructure proposal, an approximately $2.3 trillion initiative dubbed the American Jobs Plan. While infrastructure development is traditionally a bipartisan issue, the sheer scope of the plan and the Biden administration’s expansive definition of the term, plus the method adopted to pay for the effort, prompted immediate opposition from […]

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3
Mar
2021
The COVID Relief Bill and What Comes Next
Posted On March 3, 2021  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

President Joe Biden is halfway on the path to achieving the first major legislative victory of his administration, with the House of Representatives last Saturday passing its version of his proposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, the American Rescue Plan, by a 219-212 vote. The vote […]

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4
Feb
2021
President Biden’s Tax Agenda: Issues for Commercial Real Estate
Posted On February 4, 2021  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

NAIOP members had the opportunity to learn about the association’s legislative agenda and its priorities for 2021 during the virtual 2021 Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat, including specifics regarding what might await the industry on tax policy in the new presidential administration. Some of President Joe […]

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6
Jan
2021
Closely Divided Senate and Political Crosscurrents Make Passing Sweeping Legislation Difficult
Posted On January 6, 2021  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

The long-awaited runoffs for Georgia’s Senate seats concluded yesterday, with Democrats poised to win control of the Senate. Raphael Warnock was declared the winner in his contest against incumbent Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler, reducing the Republican margin in the Senate to 50-49. As of Wednesday morning, […]

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16
Dec
2020
Nobody Wants To Be the Grinch Who Stole the Stimulus
Posted On December 16, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Every December, as Congress is wrangling over an omnibus appropriations bill, expiring tax provisions, or some other must-pass legislation, comparisons of party leaders to Dr. Seuss’s Grinch who stole Christmas are common. Over the years, these political attacks have lost some of their power to sway […]

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4
Nov
2020
Election Day Becomes Election Week
Posted On November 4, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Election Day has come and gone, although the voting has been going on for some time in this pandemic-influenced election season, with more than 101 million Americans having cast early or mail-in votes prior to yesterday. While the votes have been cast, not all of them […]

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14
Oct
2020
Overreach, Political Posturing and Disarray Complicate Stimulus Talks
Posted On October 14, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Despite having five months when Congress and the Trump administration could have negotiated the next phase of pandemic relief legislation, the odds of a stimulus package becoming law before the Nov. 3 elections are very low, and worsening by the minute.  The House, Senate and White […]

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5
Aug
2020
The Latest on Stimulus Legislation
Posted On August 5, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 1 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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