"House Republicans and Democrats Debate the Economy
By Katherine Skiba, U.S. News and World Report
"Off-the-Hill Partisan Debate Tough but Civil,"
By Jonathan Allen, CQ Politics
"Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seek Common Ground,"
By Susan Davis, The Wall Street Journal
Video of the event from NextGenWeb.
Photos by David Solimini
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House Democratic Caucus
House Republican Conference
Democratic Leadership Council
Congressional Institute
George Washington University
Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), House Democratic Caucus Chair, with
Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ),
Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL), and
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL), House Republican Conference Chair, with
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA),
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), and
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
The forum was moderated by Ronald Brownstein, Los Angeles Times
Spirited political debate always has been -- and always should be -- essential to the conduct of our nation's business. But the big ideas that have changed America -- from the G.I. Bill to the Voting Rights Act, from Medicare to welfare reform -- earned support from both parties and were the products of negotiation and compromise.
It is a sad truth that too frequently Washington focuses on the war of sound bites rather than engaging in constructive debate to build real-world solutions. We hope that today's debate and those that follow will change that.
Representatives Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) and Adam Putnam (R- Fla.) deserve credit for trying to move past the hyper-partisan atmosphere on Capitol Hill. At the DLC, we are delighted to work with the Congressional Institute and the leadership of both the Democratic Caucus and the Republican Conference to foster the kind of frank, substantive discussion that is so often missing in today's Washington -- the kind of debate that is necessary to forge solutions to America's biggest challenges.
Congressional Debate Club
By Carl Hulse, New York Times
Often Combative Lawmakers Agree to Civil Debate
By Thomas Ferraro, Reuters
Oh Boy, More Debates
By Ben Pershing, Washington Post
That's the Way You Debate
By Jim Tankersley, Baltimore Sun
