Representatives Mark Amodei (R-NV) and Jared Polis (D-CO), sponsors of H.R. 616, the American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act, held a legislative briefing yesterday, with the support of the EB-5 Investment Coalition, discussing the importance of the EB-5 program, focusing on the job growth and economic development it brings to the United States. Laura Foote Reiff, Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, along with Jeff Campion, CEO of Pathways EB-5, Inc.; David Cohen, Shareholder of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; Reid Thomas, Executive Vice President of NES Financial; and Jeffrey D. DeBoer, President and CEO of The Real Estate Roundtable, addressed concerns regarding job creation, national security, economic development, and the variety of projects generated by the program.
