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| Abbreviation | BPC |
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| Formation | 2007; 18 years ago (2007) |
| Type | Public policythink tank,501(c)(3) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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CEO | Margaret Spellings |
Key people | Roy Blunt,Val Demings,Olympia Snowe |
| Affiliations | BPC Action,501(c)(4) |
| Revenue | $31,165,990[1] (2023) |
| Expenses | $36,412,895[2] (2023) |
| Website | bipartisanpolicy.org |
TheBipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is aWashington, D.C.–basedthink tank that promotesbipartisanship.[3] The organization aims to combine ideas from both theRepublican andDemocratic parties to address U.S. policy challenges.[4]
BPC was founded as a non-profit organization in 2007[3][5] by formerSenate majority leadersHoward Baker,Tom Daschle,Bob Dole, andGeorge J. Mitchell.[4] BPC formally launched in March 2007, though the organization's roots trace back to 2002, when the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), predecessor to BPC's current Energy Project, was founded.[6][7]
In November 2010, BPC's "Debt Reduction Task Force" released its report,Restoring America's Future, in an effort to influence the debate over the national debt.[8]
In June 2023,Margaret Spellings,U.S. secretary of education from 2005 to 2009, was announced as the center's CEO.[9][10]
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In 2013, theEdmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics atHarvard University reported that the Bipartisan Policy Center advanced the interests of its funders, including corporations and industry associations who provide operational support and philanthropies that fund much of the center's programmatic work.[11][12]
BPC partners with apolitical action committee called BPC Action. BPC Action is "committed to seeing bipartisan policy solutions enacted into law", and "[works] closely with [its] 501(c)(3) partner, the Bipartisan Policy Center, to advance smart policies through the legislative process". BPC Action is a separate, 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.[13][non-primary source needed]
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