Commission to Release New Bipartisan Reforms to Improve Political Process and Strengthen U.S. Democracy

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bipartisan Policy Center's Commission on Political Reform will release Governing in a Polarized America: A Bipartisan Blueprint to Strengthen our Democracy, a report that contains a series of concrete recommendations to improve how we run elections and how Congress legislates even with a divided government and partisan gridlock in Washington and across the country.

The report will be released next Tuesday, June 24, at 10:00AM ET at the Newseum. Former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Trent Lott, former Senator Olympia Snowe and former Secretary Dan Glickman – all co-chairs of the commission - will unveil the report's recommendations and take questions.

The commission will call for specific reforms in three areas: the electoral process, including redistricting and campaign finance; the process by which Congress legislates, including filibuster reforms; and how Americans can engage in politics through public service. Over the past 18 months, the 29 commissioners have engaged the American public as part of their deliberations. 

The event is open to press, but space is limited. Press interested in attending should REGISTER HERE. 

WHO:
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott
Former Senator Olympia Snowe
Former Secretary Dan Glickman 

Plus, Governor Jennifer Granholm, Congressman Henry Bonilla, Vicki Kennedy and more. Panels featuring members of the Commission on Political Reform to follow. View the full agenda here.  

WHAT:
Release of Governing in a Polarized America: A Bipartisan Blueprint to Strengthen our Democracy
A new report of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Commission on Political Reform  

WHEN:
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Media set up at 9:15AM
Press conference begins at 10:00AM
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WHERE:
The Newseum
Knight Conference Center, 8th Floor
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
(use entrance on 6th Street NW) 

About the Bipartisan Policy Center
Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a non-profit organization that drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue. With projects in multiple issue areas, BPC combines politically balanced policymaking with strong, proactive advocacy and outreach. For more information, please visit www.bipartisanpolicy.org 

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