CSPC's latest report "Prosperity or Decline? Breaking Washington's Deadlock to Save America's Future" was recently featured in Government Executive Magazine. Comparing the CSPC report with an essay by Arthur C. Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Timothy Clarke's article (found here) states:

Brooks' argument against government expansionism is echoed in less ideological form in the final report of the CPSC's Strengthening America's Future Initiative, issued in April. It too posits a key turning point and seeks to lay out ideas for "regaining our strategic and financial freedom of action, unity at home and standing abroad." CPSC President David Abshire, former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, leading defense industrialist and Pentagon official Norman Augustine, and former Comptroller General David M. Walker led the initiative's steering committee. Walker is now president of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which funded the study.

It raises the alarm about the looming fiscal crisis. Interest on the nation's debt soon could be the largest item in the federal budget, buying us nothing of value, the study notes. And it steps up the argument a notch, suggesting we soon might face a situation analogous to the time when, as one of its leading creditors, we forced the British government to abandon a plan to regain control of the Suez Canal. In "an American Suez," China and other major purchasers of U.S. debt might similarly face what British leader Harold MacMillan called "the last gasp of a declining power."

While focusing principally on the fiscal challenge, the CPSC report recommends government undertakes comprehensive political and programmatic reform - in electoral practices; congressional committee restructuring; civil service training; new policies to enhance educational achievement and proficiency in math, science and engineering; energy consumption; infrastructure improvement; immigration policies; and more.

CSPC President David M. Abshire was recently published in the Spring 2010  issue of the Council of American Ambassadors' The Ambassadors Review. Dr. Abshire's piece, titled "The Presidency: A Need for Greatness Again," urges President Obama to take a strong position of leadership in building coalitions across party lines and to promote bipartisan efforts to encourage America's pursuit of excellence without the excessive political distortion of policy.

Dr. Abshire's piece can be found for download here.

 

What mood are voters in? Just ask Senator Bob Bennett.

Christian Science Monitor columnist John Hughes cites Dr. Abshire’s pamphlet, The Grace and Power of Civility: Lessons from the American Experience for the Coming Four Years, in his analysis of incumbent Senator Bob Bennett’s loss in the Utah state primary.  Hughes uses the Senator Bennett case study to illustrate the current shift in voter sentiment that is growing around the country.

To read or download a copy of The Grace and Power of Civility: Lessons from the American Experience for the Coming Four Year click here.

The Pittsburgh Tribune quotes CSPC Staff on President Obama's Bipartisan Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

“In an article that appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, CSPC staff discuss President Obama’s Bipartisan Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform as a tool to address the nation’s long term structural deficits.”

The Commission on U.S. Federal Leadership in Health and Medicine's second report, A 21st Century Roadmap for Advancing America's Health: The Path from Peril to Progress (May 2010) marks the passage of recent landmark health reform legislation and proposes a series of recommendations to make America the healthiest nation in the world.  The Commission’s recommendations reach beyond health insurance reform to address four pillars of a 21st century health care system for our nation, which include investing in research, strengthening public health and prevention, re-engineering the delivery system, and promoting global health. The report builds on actions proposed in the Commission's first report, New Horizons for A Healthy America.

Co-chaired by Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA, Director of CSPC’s Health and Medicine Program, and Denis Cortese, MD, Emeritus President and CEO of Mayo Clinic and Director of the Healthcare Delivery and Policy Program at Arizona State University, the Commission’s membership is comprised of health leaders from government and the private sector including Nobel laureates, former Cabinet secretaries, NIH Directors, and leading members of the health policy community, academia, research, and media. Many of the Commission's recommendations from its reports have been addressed in  health reform legislation and in new Administration initiatives. A 21st Century Roadmap for Advancing America's Healthprovides a bold, integrated, and comprehensive vision for innovative strategies to put health back into our nation's health care system.

You can download a copy of this publication here.

The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) has completed the Strengthening America’s Future Initiative (SAFI), a comprehensive study to identify the critical challenges that face the United States, and to develop a roadmap for regaining our strategic and financial freedom of action, unity at home and standing abroad. At a time of deep division and dysfunction in Washington, our nonpartisan Steering Committee of prominent experts and highly specialized Issue Teams worked together to develop prioritized recommendations within a conceptual framework to address our nation’s most pressing challenges.

Highlights from the Prosperity or Decline? Rollout - March 19, 2010

Click here to download a copy of Prosperity or Decline? Breaking Washington's Deadlock To Save America's Future.

 

C-SPAN covers the Center's rollout of its latest report, Prosperity or Decline? Breaking Washington's Deadlock to Save America's Future

March 19, 2010, C-SPAN
C-SPAN video coverage from the rollout event located at the National Press Club.
To download the publication, click here.

USA Today quotes Center President David Abshire about Historic Healthcare Vote

March 22, 2010, USA Today
In a USA Today cover story about the historic healthcare vote on Capitol Hill, CSPC President David Abshire talks about what a defeat on healthcare would do to the Obama presidency and the U.S. image abroad.

The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) has completed the Strengthening America’s Future Initiative (SAFI), a comprehensive study to identify the critical challenges that face the United States, and to develop a roadmap for regaining our strategic and financial freedom of action, unity at home and standing abroad. At a time of deep division and dysfunction in Washington, our nonpartisan Steering Committee of prominent experts and highly specialized Issue Teams worked together to developed prioritized recommendations within a conceptual framework to address our nation’s most pressing challenges.

Prosperity or Decline? Breaking Washington’s Deadlock To Save America’s Future

In a discussion moderated by Carl Cannon, The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) will roll out its report, “Prosperity or Decline? Breaking Washington’s Deadlock To Save America’s Future.” Two panels will provide a strategic blueprint for bridging the partisan divide in Washington and finding our path toward a sustainable future. Click here for more information.

When: March 19, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW • Washington, DC 20045

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