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Scott Jennings

Scott Jennings on Political and Policy Trends in the New Administration

  • February 20, 2025
A new year always generates a flurry of activity on Capitol Hill, and a new presidential administration amplifies the flurry into a whirlwind of new policies, initiatives, personnel and more. During NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat (CL&LR) earlier this month in Washington, D.C., members had the opportunity to hear from Scott Jennings, who has extensive experience as both a presidential advisor and political analyst.
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Capitol Hill

2024 A Strong Year for NAIOP’s Federal Advocacy

  • December 18, 2024
Congress is expected to close out the year this week with an agreement to pass a continuing budget resolution that will avoid a government shutdown before Christmas. That will push the funding debate to at least March 2025, when NAIOP will again be advocating on behalf of its members in what will be the biggest tax reform fight of the last decade. But a strong year for advocacy in 2024 prepares us well for the future.
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Chuck Todd on Presidential Elections Past and Future

  • October 21, 2024
Chuck Todd, one of the nation’s foremost political analysts, recently delivered a keynote speech at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Todd shared that he’s keenly aware of what has been widely reported for the past several months: This presidential race is too close to call – and will remain so up to (and possibly through) Election Day.
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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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Capitol Hill

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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