Too often partisanship poisons our national dialogue. Unfortunately, respectful discourse across party lines has become the exception - not the norm.

To confront this challenge, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) was formed to develop and promote solutions that would attract the public support and political momentum to achieve real progress. The BPC acts as an incubator for policy efforts that engage top political figures, advocates, academics and business leaders in the art of principled compromise. In addition to advancing specific proposals, the BPC also is broadcasting a different type of policy discourse that seeks to unite the constructive center in the pursuit of common goals.



News Articles

Senator George J. Mitchell to Receive 2008 Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service
May 12, 2008

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Eisenhower Fellowships has announced that it will present the 2008 Dwight D. Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell.
»Read More News Item  ·  Send2Press  ·  May 12, 2008_  right

Economic Blame
May 1, 2008

With Americans struggling to pay the higher cost for gasoline and groceries, politicians are pointing fingers at Washington.
»Read More News Item  ·  NBC  ·  May 1, 2008

Former senators tackle health issues
Apr 16, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Between them, they helped negotiate peace in Northern Ireland, investigated the extent of steroid use in baseball and instigated broad changes in veteran's health care.
»Read More News Item  ·  Associated Press  ·  Apr 16, 2008

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Press Releases

Senator Robert Dole To Address a National Press Club Luncheon on May 23

May 8, 2008

Washington, DC -Sen. Robert Dole will assess the changes being made to improve care for today's wounded veterans at a National Press Club luncheon speech on Friday, May 23 that leads off the Memorial Day weekend.
Press Release  ·  May 8, 2008

Baker, Daschle, Dole, and Mitchell Launch Health Care Project

April 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC: Former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George Mitchell today announced the launch of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care.
Press Release  ·  Apr 16, 2008

Top Hunting and Fishing Groups Release New Study on Threat of Climate Change to U.S. Fish and Game Habitat

April 10, 2008

(Washington, D.C.) – The Wildlife Management Institute, joined by eight of the nation’s leading hunting and fishing organizations, today released a new report – Seasons’ End; Global Warming’s Threat to Hunting and Fishing – detailing the predicted impacts of climate change on the fish and wildlife habitat and the future of hunting and fishing in the United States.
Press Release  ·  Apr 10, 2008

Events

Dave Conover to speak at the Midwest Climate and Energy Conference
Dave Conover will give an overview of federal and international events since the 2007 Energy Policy, Climate Change and Energy Security Conference.
Event Details  ·  May 20, 2008
Senator Robert Dole To Address a National Press Club Luncheon on May 23

Sen. Robert Dole will assess the changes being made to improve care for today's wounded veterans at a National Press Club luncheon speech on Friday, May 23 that leads off the Memorial Day weekend.
Event Details  ·  May 23, 2008
Sean McFate to speak at the Pacific Northwest National Security Forum

Sean McFate has been invited to speak at the annual Pacific Northwest National Security Forum (www.pnnsf.org) on fragile states, Africa and US Africa Command (AFRICOM). It will take place on Tuesday, June 3, at the Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma, Washington.
Event Details  ·  Jun 3, 2008

Special Reports

National Transportation Policy Project Commentary
BPC's National Transportation Policy Project issues bold commentary on Transportation Commission's Report. Click here to download.


21st Century Agriculture
Download our report, "Competing and Succeeding in the 21st Century: New Markets for American Agriculture. Click here to download.


Energy Recommendations
New recommendations include increased auto fuel economy standards, interim nuclear waste storage, deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies, and national renewable energy standards. Download the report here


Ending The Energy Stalemate
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Bipartisan Policy Report
Find out more about our vision for a new kind of political discourse in Washington. Download the report here.

Former Leaders Launch Health Care Project

 


Senators Bob Dole and George Mitchell, along with project co-chairs Dr. Mark McClellan and Chris Jennings, officially launched the Leaders' Project on the State of American Health Care on April 16, 2008 at the National Press Club, Washington, DC.



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Churchill's Promised Land

Churchill's Promised Land
Churchill's Promised Land by Michael Makovsky, is the first book to explore fully the role that Zionism played in the political thought of Winston Churchill. Makovsky traces the development of Churchill's positions toward Zionism from the period leading up to the First World War through his final years as prime minister in the 1950s.

All Roads Lead To Congress


All Roads Lead To Congress: The $300 Billion Fight Over Highway Function by Costas Panagopoulos and Joshua Schank, brings to life the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that is integral to so many big-ticket bills. This work follows the surface transportation bill from inception to law, observing firsthand the twists and turns of its journey.

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