Please note that the first part of this series, ‘Fix Congress’ Committee, was previously scheduled for this Wednesday, April 21. It has been rescheduled to Monday, May 10. Congress is an underperforming institution—hindered by its own self-divestment, defied by Democratic and Republican administrations, and struggling to navigate deepening political polarization. The seeds of a turnaround were planted when the House of Repres...

Longstanding wealth disparities in the U.S., especially pronounced along racial lines, have continued to expand during the COVID-19 pandemic and the “k-shaped” recovery. These trends are self-reinforcing—when Americans lack wealth, they struggle to invest in their future through educational attainment, business formation, or home purchases. To form a more resilient economy for future generations, policymakers at the federal a...

As we approach the Biden Administration’s 100-day mark, climate change has become all-encompassing through the Administration’s “whole-of-government” approach. Further, the SEC has already placed climate risk disclosure at the forefront of discussion having recently asked for stakeholder input on what and how a company should disclose regarding climate risks. Join us for a discussion on what is meant by climate risk dis...

Since its first use in 1993, HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program has awarded nearly $90 billion in long-term disaster recovery funding—including almost $40 billion in just the past four years. However, HUD officials, grantees, and other stakeholders have all voiced concerns that these dollars do not flow to communities in crisis quickly, equitably, or impactfully enough. In recent years, Congress has c...

On October 26, please join BPC for the virtual release of a new report, Child Care in 25 States: What We Know and Don’t Know, and interactive map that quantify the supply of, need for, and gaps in child care in 25 states. There is strong bipartisan support for policies that increase access to child care for all working families. However, an important underlying question has yet to be answered: “How much additional child care does t...

In recent years, the idea of stakeholder capitalism has been gaining traction among some investors, activists, and policymakers as a new model of corporate governance. In this model, corporations must account for the interests of a broad group of stakeholders, rather than simply their shareholders. Others maintain that corporations engage with all relevant stakeholders for long-term success, but ultimately answer to their shareholders. BPC, al...

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new Benefit Cost Rule that would require a cost-benefit analysis of all new “economically significant” regulations, use of scientific best practices in evaluating new rules, more transparency in the description of costs and benefits, and more detailed assessments of how well proposed rules would accomplish intended goals. Cost-benefit analysis has been endorsed by administrations o...

Please join the Bipartisan Policy Center on October 15 for a thought-provoking conversation on the challenges faced by many Native American children living on reservations and how to better engage with Native youth voices in leadership and advocacy. Former North Dakota Senator and BPC Senior Fellow Byron Dorgan will discuss his new book, The Girl in the Photograph: The True Story of a Native American Child, Lost and Found in America, as well a...

Due to COVID-19, individuals are facing unprecedented challenges in accessing affordable, nutritious foods. The economic downturn coupled with unanticipated job loss has forced millions of Americans to turn to food banks and food assistance programs, such as SNAP, for the first time ever. Concurrently, research shows that people with obesity and diet-related diseases like diabetes and cancer who contract COVID-19 have worse outcomes, further h...

The Heurich House Museum and the Bipartisan Policy Center are proud to present “Once Upon an American Dream,” a three-part panel series exploring the stages of the immigrant experience in America: migration, arrival, and integration. Our third and final panel will take place as a virtual happy hour on Wednesday, October 14 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. ET. The final event’s discussion will focus on how immigrants of the past and p...