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Monday, July 6, 2009
 
 
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Civility and American Politics: A conference cosponsored by the University of Pennsylvania and the Brookings Institution
Date: Monday, April 30, 2007
Time: 10:00 AM — 2:45 PM
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**Please note that this event was held at the Hart Senate Office Building**

On April 30, distinguished public officials and scholars from the University of Pennsylvania, the Brookings Institution, and AEI will explore how incivility affects our political system and our ability to tackle the problems of twenty-first-century life.  

Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-D-Conn.) and House minority leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) will join University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann to address options for restoring civility in American politics. Other speakers will discuss how voters react to the lack of civility in Congress and how Congress itself is hindered by political disputes that seem to take precedent over legislative activity.  

 
Agenda
9:00 a.m.
Introduction:
Donald F. Kettl, University of Pennsylvania
 
 
 
9:15
Panel I:
The Status of (In?)Civility in American Politics
 
 
 
 
Panelists:
William A. Galston, Brookings Institution
 
 
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania
 
 
Peter Harkness, Governing magazine
 
 
 
11:00
Panel II:
Fundamental Questions on Civility and American Politics
 
 
 
 
Panelists:
John Boehner (R-Ohio)
 
 
Amy Gutmann, University of Pennsylvania
 
 
Joseph Lieberman (I-D-Conn.)
 
 
 
12:15 p.m.
Luncheon 
 
 
 
 
12:45
Panel III:
The Broken Branch
 
 
 
 
Panelists:
Thomas E. Mann, Brookings Institution
 
 
Norman J. Ornstein, AEI
 
 
 
1:45
Adjournment 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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