Common ground: It is the critical nexus where clashing political voices unite—for a time—to create legislative solutions to the nation’s problems. These days, in the echo chambers of partisan blogs, talk radio, and cable news, it sometimes seems as though polarization itself is championed over doing the hard work of talking out the issues and compromising—that is, governing.
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) strives to be the antidote to polarization as well as to those who think politics is a sport with winners and losers—rather than a diverse body of leaders who need to work together for the good of the country. In fact, BPC is one of the only think tanks in Washington that actively supports a bipartisan vision while endeavoring to address the key challenges facing the nation: health care, energy, homeland security, foreign policy, infrastructure, housing, nutrition, the state of our democratic institutions, and, of course, the economy. BPC achieves this in several ways:
Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George Mitchell, BPC combines civil discourse, politically balanced policy making, and strong, proactive advocacy to create change. BPC is committed to fostering civil debate among leaders with opposing views, to bringing Republicans and Democrats together on issues, to seeing our policy solutions enacted, and to pursuing strategies that overcome political division and improve the efficacy of the nation.
BPC is the critical nexus where clashing political voices unite.

