“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.”
A 21st Century Roadmap for Advancing America's Health: The Path from Peril to Progress
on May 06, 2010
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.
Highlights from the Prosperity or Decline? Rollout
on April 16, 2010
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 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.
Prosperity or Decline? Breaking Washington's Deadlock to Save America's Future
on March 19, 2010
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.
Event Notice: Prosperity or Decline? Saving America's Future
on March 12, 2010
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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Center President David Abshire Calls for Immediate NATO Renewal
on March 10, 2010
On February 23, Center President and former NATO ambassador, David Abshire, participated in a high profile seminar on the future of NATO at the National Defense University. The event featured Secretary Gates, Secretary General Rasmussen, and a bevy of preeminent European and American security experts. In a recent op-ed featured in the Christian Science Monitor, Ambassador Abshire explains why NATO needs immediate renewal, why NATO’s in house reform efforts have proven ineffective, and what needs to be done for such a renewal to take place. To read the Christian Science Monitor article, click here.
CSPC President Dr. David Abshire speaks to the Chattanooga Rotary Club
on March 08, 2010
Last Thursday, CSPC President David Abshire spoke to the Chattanooga Rotary Club during a luncheon at their headquarters in downtown Chattanooga. He was joined by University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chancellor, Dr. Roger G. Brown. In his speech, Dr. Abshire focused on President Obama’s leadership and his role as Commander-in-Chief, drawing parallels with President Abraham Lincoln’s decision-making during the Civil War and President Franklin Roosevelt’s leadership during the great depression and World War II. He suggested that President Obama must use his considerable rhetorical skills to better communicate his goals to the public both at home and abroad, just as he did during his Nobel Peace Prize Speech this summer. To read Dr. Abshire’s speech, click here .
CSPC President Dr. David Abshire speaks to the Chattanooga Rotary Club
on March 08, 2010
Last Thursday, CSPC President David Abshire spoke to the Chattanooga Rotary Club during a luncheon at their headquarters in downtown Chattanooga. He was joined by University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chancellor, Dr. Roger G. Brown. In his speech, Dr. Abshire focused on President Obama’s leadership and his role as Commander-in-Chief, drawing parallels with President Abraham Lincoln’s decision-making during the Civil War and President Franklin Roosevelt’s leadership during the great depression and World War II. He suggested that President Obama must use his considerable rhetorical skills to better communicate his goals to the public both at home and abroad, just as he did during his Nobel Peace Prize Speech this summer. To read Dr. Abshire’s speech, click here .
Center Rolls Out NATO Capabilities Report on Capitol Hill
on February 04, 2010
In anticipation of the January 28th international conference on Afghanistan in London, the Center released its first in a series of reports during a January 26th event on Capitol Hill. The event was co-sponsored by US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham, and featured project experts Bruce Riedel, James Dobbins, former NATO Ambassadors David Abshire, Robert Hunter and Kurt Volker, and former Secretary of Defense Representative to Europe Bruce Weinrod. The event was attended by a number of Ambassadors and representatives from a wide range of NATO countries. Read the Mobilizing NATO Update Executive Summary Mobilizing NATO for Afghanistan and Pakistan
