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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, the Honorable George J. Mitchell spoke to members of the Pacific Council on International Policy about tensions between Israel and Hamas, challenges posed by Iran's nuclear program, and the current crisis in Egypt. Although it has as yet been impossible to reach an agreement for Israeli-Palestinian peace, Senator Mitchell expressed hopefulness that this will eventually happen, because it is in the interest of both sides....
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) released the following statement today from Tom Bottorff, senior vice president of regulatory affairs, regarding the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) appointment of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell to serve as mediator in talks to resolve a series of cases stemming from the September 2010 natural gas pipeline accident in San Bruno: "We support the Commission's decision. Senator...
New Analysis Shows 50 Percent of Maine's Senior Renters and 30 Percent of Senior Homeowners lived in Unaffordable Housing in 2010 BAR HARBOR, Maine, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell joined the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Housing Commission and Jack Kemp Foundation to host a public forum in Maine today to discuss the need for improved housing in America's small and rural communities. The meeting also stressed the importance of...
BPC Housing Commission, led by Secretaries Cisneros and Martinez and Senators Bond and Mitchell, also Announces Schedule for 2012 Regional Forums WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today announced the full membership of its Housing Commission, which includes 17 business and civic leaders, key housing stakeholders, academics and former senior political figures from both parties. Former U.S. Secretaries of Housing and Urban...
BPC's Housing Commission, led by former HUD Secretaries Martinez and Cisneros and Senators Bond and Mitchell, to Develop Comprehensive Plan for Critical Sector WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today announced the launch of a bipartisan Housing Commission that will address the long-term challenges facing a struggling housing sector. Former U.S. Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Henry Cisneros and Mel Martinez, also a...
Former HUD Secretaries Martinez and Cisneros and Senators Bond and Mitchell to craft detailed vision for the future of U.S. housing policy WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will launch a bipartisan Housing Commission today at a press conference in Washington, D.C. at 1:00PM ET. The event will be webcast live here: http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/multimedia/housinglaunch. Today's press conference follows this week's announcement of...
Former HUD Secretaries and Senators to craft detailed vision for the future of U.S. housing policy WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will launch a bipartisan Housing Commission on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at 1:00 P.M. ET in Washington, D.C. After providing an overview of the Commission, former Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Henry Cisneros and Mel Martinez, also a former U.S. Senator, former Senator Kit Bond, and...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas A&M University will commemorate the official dedication of two new $82.5 million physics buildings, the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy and the George P. Mitchell '40 Physics Building, this Friday, December 4 at 2 p.m. George P. Mitchell, major benefactor of Texas A&M University and founder of Mitchell Energy & Development Corp., pledged $35 million in 2005 towards the...
Former FAA Administrator Jane Garvey and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson Join Bipartisan Policy Center Board of Directors WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today announced that former Federal Aviation...
Senator Dole introduces Senator Daschle at his confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) founding board member Senator Tom Daschle, nominee for Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, was introduced by fellow BPC founder and friend Senator Bob Dole at his confirmation hearing today. The hearing was convened by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee....
