Forty years ago the Watergate scandal deeply wounded Americans’ faith in government. Since then, good-government reformers and big-government opponents have been on a shared mission to make everything transparent. The problem is that too much light is scaring members of Congress away from making the tough choices necessary to govern in the national interest.
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is the founder and president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, which promotes practical solutions to the country’s public policy challenges. He previously directed the National Commission on Energy Policy and is respected on both sides of the aisle for his innovative approach to improving government effectiveness. He has a B.A. from Brown University and a J.D. from Harvard University. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
Jordan LaPier, Press Secretary, Bipartisan Policy Center at jlapier@bipartisanpolicy.org or (202) 379-1630
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