Bipartisan Policy Center : Releases http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org Bipartisan Policy Center Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:22:55 CDT en-us Senator Bob Dole to Hold Landmark Health Care Forum at Dole Institute of Politics in Kansas http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7676 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/7676 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:51:19 CDT Leaders' Project on the State of American Health Care to Focus on Individual Responsibility and Rural Health Bipartisan Policy Center Releases Comprehensive Report On Financing Health Reform http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6347 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6347 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:41:45 CDT Washington, DC - Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a report cataloguing the range of financing reform options that policymakers will have to consider in any major health reform effort. Financial Leaders and Senators Hold Bipartisan Meeting to Discuss Credit Crisis http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6182 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6182 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:50:02 CDT June 10, 2008 Washington, DC - Yesterday in New York City, eight financial leaders and three U.S. Senators gathered to discuss the role of the credit rating agencies in the ongoing financial crisis and to recommend reforms that will restore investor confidence and encourage economic growth. Dole and Daschle Release New Report on the Role of Agriculture in Cutting US Greenhouse Emissions http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6085 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/6085 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:47:35 CDT June 2, 2008(Washington, D.C.) -- On the eve of Senate debate on legislation to cap U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, former Senate Majority Leaders Bob Dole and Tom Daschle today released recommendations for creating a robust U.S. market for agricultural carbon credits to cut emissions and provide a valuable new asset for famers. Bipartisan Policy Center Announces New Communications Director http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5938 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5938 Tue, 20 May 2008 14:35:35 CDT May 20, 2008 Washington, D.C. - The Bipartisan Policy Center today announced the hiring of Eileen McMenamin as their new Communications Director. Her appointment reflects the BPC's determination to play a significant role in advancing bipartisan solutions to the country's most pressing problems in this election season and beyond. Senator Robert Dole To Address a National Press Club Luncheon on May 23 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5830 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5830 Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:40 CDT 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. Baker, Daschle, Dole, and Mitchell Launch Health Care Project http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4978 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4978 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:36:55 CDT 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. Top Hunting and Fishing Groups Release New Study on Threat of Climate Change to U.S. Fish and Game Habitat http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4719 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4719 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:52:39 CDT 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. BPC's National Transportation Policy Project Issues Bold Commentary on Transportation Commission's Report http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/3823 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/3823 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:24:04 CST February 26, 2008Washington, DC - At their second meeting, the National Transportation Policy Project (NTPP) will release a bold Commentary on the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission's Report calling it, "an important milestone but short on specifics" for transportation policy. BPC Oklahoma Statement http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/3199 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/3199 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:57:21 CST January 7, 2008Statement by Jason S. Grumet, President of Bipartisan Policy Center, regarding University of Oklahoma Bipartisan Forum. Commission Congratulates President and Congress on Historic Energy Law http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/372 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/372 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:34:11 CST (Washington, D.C.) - The National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), a bipartisan group of leading energy experts, congratulated President Bush and the Congress on achieving the most significant improvements in U.S. oil security in more than three decades after the President signed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 into law today. Commission Congratulates President and Congress on Historic Energy Law http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2537 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/2537 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:55:52 CST The National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), a bipartisan group of leading energy experts, congratulated President Bush and the Congress on achieving the most significant improvements in U.S. oil security in more than three decades after the President signed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 into law today. The law's two most significant provisions, to increase U.S. fuel economy by 10 miles per gallon by 2020 and to boost production of biofuels, mirror recommendations made... Oil Shockwave November 1, 2007 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/371 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/371 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:33:33 CST Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE), in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center, will host Oil ShockWave on November 1st at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC. Energy Commission Praises Bingaman-Specter Legislation to Reduce US GHG Emissions http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1547 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1547 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:26:53 CST The National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of top energy experts from industry, government, labor, academia, and environmental and consumer groups, today offered congratulations to Senators Bingaman, Specter and other cosponsors of mandatory climate change legislation introduced today. Key elements of the legislation are based on recommendations of the Commission made in April of 2007. Energy Commission to Release White Paper On Siting Of Critical U.S. Energy Infrastructure http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1549 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1549 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:34:59 CST The National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of leading energy experts, will hold a briefing Monday to release a White Paper, Siting Critical Energy Infrastructure: An Overview of Needs and Challenges. The Commission will also announce a series of forums on key energy siting . The siting forums which will be cosponsored by leading stakeholders will feature Commission members, key government officials, top companies, trade associations, researchers and NGOs. Energy Commission Proposes Plan to Cut Total U.S. Climate Emissions in First Year of Program http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1548 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1548 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:33:07 CST New Recommendations include Increased Auto Fuel Economy Standards, Interim Nuclear Waste Storage, Deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies, and National Renewable Energy Standard For more information, contact: Paul Bledsoe 202-637-0400 Download the Press Release Here New Recommendations include Increased Auto Fuel Economy Standards, Interim Nuclear Waste Storage, Deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies, and National Renewable Energy Standard ... Bipartisan Commission Issues Strategy to Address Long-Term U.S. Energy Challenges http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1555 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1555 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:41:08 CST A bipartisan group of top energy experts from industry, government, labor, academia, and environmental and consumer groups today released a consensus strategy, more than two years in the making, to address major long-term U.S. energy challenges. NCEP Releases Paper On Two Promising Natural Gas Supply Options http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1556 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1556 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:41:46 CST A bipartisan group of leading energy experts today released a study of two key U.S. natural gas supply issues, finding that an Alaska natural gas pipeline likely would provide significant economic benefits to the U.S. economy due to lower natural gas prices. Bipartisan Commission Offers Recommendations to Aid Troubled U.S. Electricity Sector http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1557 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1557 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:42:25 CST The bipartisan National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) today released a series of specific regulatory and legislative recommendations that would enable electricity market competition to progress, while also calling for regulations and incentive provisions that enhance the security and reliability of the power system, assure affordable service to small consumers and provide flexibility for states and regions.