15
Mar
2023
Major Tax Increases Proposed in Biden’s 2024 Budget
Posted On March 15, 2023  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

President Joe Biden submitted his proposed fiscal year 2024 federal budget to Congress on March 9. It contains numerous tax increases that repeatedly failed to clear the House of Representatives and Senate even when these chambers were controlled by Democrats. But the president’s budget submission makes sense if you acknowledge that its primary purpose is as a political messaging document, meant to provide a contrast between his administration and Republicans in advance of the 2024 presidential election.

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18
Jan
2023
Return to the Hill: CL&LR 2023
Posted On January 18, 2023  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

In less than two weeks, NAIOP members and chapter local executives will be headed to Capitol Hill to meet with their elected representatives, senators and congressional staff. In so doing, they will be taking the opportunity to establish relationships with newly elected members of Congress; renew and deepen existing ties with incumbents; and talk to their elected officials about issues important to the commercial real estate industry.

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04
Jan
2023
What a Way for Congress to Start the Year
Posted On January 4, 2023  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

The spectacle put on by the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives in trying to choose a speaker this week clearly shows that nothing will be a sure thing in this Congress. Of course, we will continue advocating for the interests of the commercial real estate industry no matter what the political terrain may be in Congress.

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16
Nov
2022
After Surprise Midterms, Leadership Races and Lame Duck Begin
Posted On November 16, 2022  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

The 2022 midterm congressional elections certainly did not turn out as many had expected. With President Joe Biden’s approval ratings stuck in mid-40 percentile range, inflation being the top issue for the largest number of voters, and with the president’s party historically losing seats, the conventional […]

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05
Oct
2022
Congress Recesses for the Midterms
Posted On October 5, 2022  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Members of Congress, both the House and Senate, finally got the chance to do what they have been desperate to do for weeks: get out of Washington, D.C., and campaign full time for re-election. With the only must-pass legislation in September being a continuing resolution (CR) […]

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07
Sep
2022
Congress Returns, But Focus Will Be on Midterms
Posted On September 7, 2022  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

The Senate is back in session this week, and the House of Representatives returns from its summer recess next week. But with the exception of a continuing budget resolution that needs to be passed by both chambers before an Oct. 1 deadline to prevent a government […]

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03
Aug
2022
Reconciliation Redux and Carried Interest
Posted On August 3, 2022  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

redux: Latin, (from the verb reducere, meaning “to lead back”) can mean “brought back” or “bringing back.” A few weeks ago, Democratic hopes for a big bill that would enact President Joe Biden’s climate change agenda, among other things, seemed all but dead. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin […]

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01
Jun
2022
Memorial Day Signals Final Legislative Push for Congress
Posted On June 1, 2022  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

For many, the Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. For those elected officials in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, the return to the nation’s capital from the Memorial Day congressional recess is the bell signaling the final lap in the race […]

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17
May
2022
National Forum Members a Vital Resource for NAIOP Government Affairs
Posted On May 17, 2022  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Twice a year, at the annual Forums Symposium and again at CRE.Converge, NAIOP’s government affairs staff meets with a number of NAIOP’s National Forums for purposes of updating members on current issues in Congress, the status of our federal advocacy efforts, challenges faced by the industry […]

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20
Apr
2022
Challenging Issues for CRE in SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
Posted On April 20, 2022  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Last month the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a proposed rule designed to increase transparency and standardize the information that public corporations disclose regarding climate-related risks. To a great extent, the SEC’s action tracks what has already been happening at major corporations, many of […]

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