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Committee Hearing: Improving and Reforming the Nation's Surface Transportation Programs

Mar. 30, 2011
2167 Rayburn House Office Building

National Transportation Policy Project Co-Chair Sherwood Boehlert testifed before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on national surface transportation programs. Read more here.

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Committee Hearing: Ten Years After 9/11: A Report From the 9/11 Commission Chairmen

Mar. 30, 2011
Dirksen Senate Office Building, room SD-342

National Security Preparedness Group Co-Leaders former Gov. Tom Kean and former Rep. Lee Hamilton testifed before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Read more here.

Nuts and Bolts of Accountable Care: ACOs and Beyond

Mar. 29, 2011
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel

On Tuesday, March 29, Director of Health Policy Julie Barnes moderated a panel on the new Accountable Care Organization regulations at an American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) conference.

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Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative Launch

Mar. 28, 2011
The Bipartisan Policy Center

Featuring Co-Chairs:

Former Secretaries of Agriculture
Dan Glickman and Ann M. Veneman

EPA's Electric Utility MACT Rule

Mar. 24, 2011
The Bipartisan Policy Center

The Bipartisan Policy Center held a briefing examining:

EPA's Electric Utility MACT Rule

Bridge-Builder Breakfast: Addressing America's Intelligence Challenges in a Bipartisan Way

Mar. 15, 2011
The Bipartisan Policy Center

Breakfast with the chairman and ranking member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee.

Electrification of Transportation

Mar. 3, 2011
Bipartisan Policy Center

The Bipartisan Policy Center held a debate on the Electrification of Transportation between...

Robbie Diamond
President and CEO, Securing America's Future Energy and the Electrification Coalition

and

Charles Lane
Editorial Writer, The Washington Post

Yemen: The Next Egypt?

Mar. 1, 2011
Bipartisan Policy Center

The Bipartisan Policy Center held a panel discussion sponsored by its National Security Project:

Yemen: The Next Egypt?
A Case Study in State Fragility

A year ago, following the failed Christmas day airliner bomb plot, Yemen was referred to as the "next Afghanistan." Today, with a wave of political transformation seizing the region, it might become the next Egypt. NSP released an updated case study, Fragility and Extremism in Yemen, and an expert panel discussed the complex dynamics of poor governance and terrorism at play in the country, the state of U.S. counter-terrorism strategy and prospects for political change.

With opening remarks by:

General (ret.) Jim Jones
Former National Security Advisor

Disciplining the Defense Budget: Implementation and Impact

Feb. 25, 2011
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 608, Capitol Hill

The Bipartisan Policy Center and the Stimson Center co-hosted a briefing of defense savings options included in the BPC's Restoring America's Future debt report and the Stimson Center's Leaner and Meaner budget plans, followed by an expert discussion on the implementation and impact of these options.

Presenters:

Sen. Domenici, Co-Chair, BPC Debt Reduction Task Force

Strengthening Connections Between Transportation Investments and Economic Growth

Jan. 21, 2011
The Bipartisan Policy Center

The Bipartisan Policy Center's National Transportation Policy Project held a press conference to release its latest paper, Strengthening Connections Between Transportation Investments and Economic Growth.

The press conference featured remarks by NTPP members and authors Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum and Martin Wachs of RAND Corporation.

Environmental Regulation and Electric System Reliability

Jan. 19, 2011
The Grand Hyatt, Constitution Ballroom

The Bipartisan Policy Center, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), and Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) hosted the final workshop in a three-part series exploring how to ensure the reliability of our nation's electric system without jeopardizing important progress on public health and environmental protection. Workshop Three focused on local, state, regional, and federal policy options to accommodate the expected power sector transition. Panels explored state regulator and utility planning; options for local, state, and regional coordination; and federal regulatory and legislative options.