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"Card Check" Public Awareness campaign

Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Launches Nationwide Television Ad Campaign on "Card Check"

The Real Estate Roundtable is a member of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW). CDW is a coalition of workers, employers, associations and organizations who are fighting to protect the right to a federally supervised private ballot when workers are deciding whether or not to join a union. As part of a multi-faceted media campaign, CDW recently released a television commercial on the issue.

TaxATION of "CARRIED INTERESTS"

Taxation of Carried Interests

The Roundtable issued the attached statement regarding the carried interest tax increase proposed as part of tax legislation introduced by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY).

Climate Change and Energy Policy

The Roundtable's Position, Background and Policy Status regarding Real Estate's Stake in the Energy and Climate Debate.

Resource:
The leading international scientific organization assessing the state of the evidence on climate change is the Science Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Download IPCC's "Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report - Summary for Policymakers"

2008 National Policy Agenda

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3Q 2008 Real Estate Roundtable Sentiment Index

The Real Estate Roundtable has released a new quarterly economic index to help gauge senior real estate executives’ views about current and future conditions in commercial real estate markets, as well as credit and capital markets and the U.S. economy as a whole.

July 7, 2008
Housing Legislation

Roundtable letter in support of current bi-partisan efforts
– the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (H.R. 3221) –
to enact important legislation to help stabilize the nation's housing
sector and restore liquidity to mortgage markets.

June 25, 2008
Carried Interest

Coalition letter opposing the use of carried interest as a means to pay for AMT relief legislation.

May 7, 2008
Tax "Extenders" Legislation

Coalition letters urging policymakers to pass legislation that would extend tax provisions

May 6, 2008
Natural Catastrophe Insurance

Coalition letter to all U.S. Senators urging the reauthorization and strengthening of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

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