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

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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25
Jan
2017
The First 100 Days
Posted On January 25, 2017  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 1 Comment

The presidential transition period is over – President-elect Trump is now President Trump, and media attention turns toward what he might accomplish in his first 100 days in office. The 100-day benchmark is a legacy of the Great Depression and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first term, when […]

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22
Dec
2016
Tax Discussions Begin a Period of Major Risk for Real Estate Industry
Posted On December 22, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Last Wednesday and Thursday, Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee with jurisdiction over tax reform, met with his Republican colleagues on the committee to flesh out the details of comprehensive tax reform legislation he plans to introduce soon after […]

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7
Dec
2016
The Impact of the Election on NAIOP’s Public Policy Agenda
Posted On December 7, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 1 Comment

Last Tuesday, NAIOP’s Government Affairs staff held a post-election webinar for our chapter executive directors, presidents and government affairs committee chairs to discuss what we believed would be the impact of the 2016 elections on NAIOP’s public policy agenda and the commercial real estate industry. The […]

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3
Nov
2016
A Shame One of These Has to Win?
Posted On November 3, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

It is rare when you can draw such a clear contrast between a World Series and a presidential race. The Cubs may have won the series, but for most of the country outside of Cleveland or Chicago, a championship for either team would have been something […]

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