Strengthening of America

Strengthening of America -- Our Children's Future describes itself as a "bipartisan group of former senators and representatives to come together for four forums to raise public consciousness of the country's growing and unsustainable debt." . The effort was convened by former U.S. Senators Sam Nunn (D-GA), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Warren Rudman (R-NH), and Evan Bayh (D-IN).

The project was launched by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington DC think tank.

Project Partners
Strengthening of America lists the following organizations as partners in its efforts:
 * Concord Coalition
 * The Bipartisan Policy Center
 * The Center for Strategic and International Studies
 * The American Business Conference
 * The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University
 * The Hoover Institution at Stanford
 * Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
 * Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ties to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation
According to the group's website, Strengthening of America works closely and coordinates with the Campaign to Fix the Debt, the Comeback America Initiative, and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. It lists support from the Concord Coalition, a group co-founded and heavily funded by Peter Peterson.

William H. Gray, Sam Nunn, Warren Rudman, Jim Nussle and Nancy Kassebaum all have known ties to Peter Peterson.

Fix the Debt
Strengthening of America is a partner in the Fix the Debt Campaign.

Activities
The group hosted four forums on topics related to the national debt:
 * "America's Long-Term Fiscal Challenge" featuring Robert Rubin and James A. Baker III
 * "The National Security Implication of the Debt and Bipartisan Plans for Addressing the Problem" featuring Robert Gates, Michael Mullen, Erskine Bowles, Pete Dominici, Alan Simpson, and [[Alice Rivlin
 * "Pro-Growth Tax Reform" featuring Lawrence H. Summers, Martin Feldstein, David M. Cote, Alfred P. West, and Navin Thakkaram
 * "The Imperative of Entitlement and Health Care Cost Control" featuring William H. Frist, Donna Shalala, John B. Taylor, and Alice Rivlin

Leadership
Founders ' Steering Committee
 * Sam Nunn
 * Pete Domenici
 * Warren Rudman
 * Evan Bayh
 * Howard Baker
 * Bob Bennet
 * David Boren
 * Bill Brock
 * Richard Bryan
 * Mike Castle
 * Jack Danforth
 * Tom Davis
 * Byron Dorgan
 * Mickey Edwards
 * Daniel Evans
 * Victor Fazio
 * Bill Frenzel
 * Dan Glickman
 * Slade Gorton
 * Bob Graham
 * William Gray
 * Judd Gregg
 * Chuck Hagel
 * Jane Harman
 * J. Bennett Johnston
 * James Jones
 * Nancy Kassebaum
 * David McCurdy
 * Jim Nussle
 * Tim Penny
 * Tim Roemer
 * Alan Simpson
 * Charlie Stenholm
 * John Tanner
 * Ellen Tauscher
 * Tom Tauke
 * John Vincent Weber
 * Tim Wirth

Contact Details
Contact: H. Andrew Schwartz: aschwartz AT csis.org

Phone: (202) 775-3242