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119th Congress Brings Major Policy Changes to Washington, In Spite of Modest Legislative Accomplishments

  • December 3, 2025
Lawmakers will soon head home for the holiday season. This is a good opportunity to look back on the 119th Congress and see how, despite narrow majorities and other obstacles, Republicans in Washington and President Donald Trump have still managed to put their stamp on federal policy. Their legacy is likely to influence Washington politics for the next generation.
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Ryan Severino

U.S. and Canadian CRE: Diverging Trends, Shared Headwinds

  • September 10, 2025
The commercial real estate landscape in 2025 is being shaped by an unusual mix of macroeconomic headwinds, policy uncertainty and emerging growth opportunities, said Ryan Severino, chief economist and head of research at BGO, in his keynote remarks at CRE.Converge this week in Toronto.
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Gina Raimondo

Commerce Secretary Reflects on Economic Leadership and U.S. Competitiveness

  • June 9, 2025
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo shared insights on economic policy, trade and American competitiveness in a candid conversation at NAIOP’s I.CON East last week in New Jersey, touching on both her personal journey and the broader challenges facing the U.S. economy.
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Crossing Borders: How Politics and Globalization are Impacting North American Trade

  • November 14, 2024
At NAIOP’s Nearshoring/Onshoring Summit this week in Scottsdale, Arizona, keynote Shannon O’Neil explored globalization myths, trends in global trade, manufacturing in China and Mexico, and more. O'Neil is the vice president, deputy director of studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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An Action-packed Week in Washington

  • March 6, 2024
The quest to approve federal funding continued during another busy week in Washington, where lawmakers took up a $435 billion funding package that includes the FDA and a number of other departments. Also this week, 16 states and American Samoa held presidential primary elections, with 854 Republican and 1,420 Democratic delegates at stake.
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Chris Cillizza

Who Will the Bear Eat? The Perils of Hiking in the Presidential Woods

  • February 20, 2024
The 2024 presidential election is reminiscent of a classic joke about two guys who are hiking in the woods and come across a grizzly bear, said political commentator and journalist Chris Cillizza during NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership & Legislative Retreat last week. One hiker takes off his hiking shoes, opens his backpack and puts on his running shoes. The other says, “What are you doing? You can’t outrun a bear!” The second hiker replies, “I don’t need to outrun the bear. I only need to outrun you.”
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Congress’ Full Plate and Election-year Politics Will Make 2024 a Busy Year

  • January 17, 2024
In any year with divided government, it is a challenge to achieve agreements on appropriations and tax policy, but this Congress is also faced with challenges of reaching agreements on border security, along with assistance to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine. Margins in both the House and the Senate are narrow and the presidential election year shortens the legislative timeline before congressional re-election campaigns start in earnest.
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Swirling Political Forces Could Derail Passage of Federal Continuing Resolution

  • September 6, 2023
There are only 11 days when both the House and the Senate are scheduled to be in session before the current federal funding authorization expires. In most years, the House and Senate leadership would simply agree to a continuing resolution (CR) that maintains existing federal policy and holds funding at current levels for a certain period to prevent a government shutdown before Oct. 1. This year, however, is not following Congress’ standard operating procedure, and is reminiscent of the years when congressional leaders were powerless to rein in the political forces that led to government shutdowns.
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