Bipartisan budget solutions: On Being's 'Civil Conversations Project'

Democrat Alice Rivlin and former Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici discuss how to reach common ground in the debate over federal taxing and spending. Krista Tippett moderates the conversation she calls "The Political Bridge People."

Guests

• Pete Domenici: US Senator (R-New Mexico) 1973-2009. Senior Fellow and co-chair, Debt Reduction Task Force, Bi-Partisan Policy Center. Former Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
• Alice Rivlin: Economist and senior fellow, Brookings Institution. Former director of the Office of Management and Budget. Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair. Co-chair of the Debt Reduction Task Force, Bi-Partisan Policy Center.

More from MPR

• The future of marriage, from On Being's Civil Conversations Project
  October 18, 2012
• Civil Conversations Project: Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Pro-Dialogue
  October 4, 2012
• Civil Conversations Project from 'On Being with Krista Tippett'
  September 20, 2012

Resources

• On Being's Civil Conversations Project website
• About Alice Rivlin
• About former Senator Pete Domenici
• Bi-Partisan Policy Center
• Brookings Institution