Senator Lindsey Graham Announces He Will Vote to Confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced on Wednesday that he will vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the United States Supreme Court. Graham became the fifth Republican Senator to announce plans to vote for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee.




See the rest of Senator Graham's remarks here.

Senator Graham's Remarks Part Two
Senator Graham's Remarks Part Three

POLITICO: Tom Kean wants to develop generation of leaders who trust each other

By Kathy McGarr

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POLITICO: The power of the liberals

BPC's Visiting Scholar Matt Dallek writes a monthly column for POLITICO.

Article here.

Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to Reform the U.S. Health Care System

Former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, and Bob Dole to Announce Their Historic Bipartisan Agreement on Comprehensive Health Reform

The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Advisory Board, led by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, and Bob Dole, will release its final report of the Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care entitled "Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to Reform the U.S. Health System" on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 12:00 noon in Washington, D.C.

Please RSVP to healthcarersvp@bipartisanpolicy.org.

We hope you will be able to join us.

“You’re Going to Live a Long Life”

BPC's visiting scholar Matthew Dalleck in The American Scholar.

Check it out here.

BPC's National Transportation Policy Project (NTPP) Releases New Report

"Performance Driven: A New Vision for U.S. Transportation Policy" outlines comprehensive, long-term recommendations for reforming the country’s transportation system. To that end, NTPP has been explicitly bipartisan in its approach and in its membership.

NTPP is chaired by four former elected officials – two Republicans and two Democrats – and includes a coalition of transportation experts and business and civic leaders with a broad diversity of political views and professional experiences.

To download a copy of the report, go to www.bpcntpp.org.