Linda Killian speaks to Coffee Party USA on C-SPAN

Linda Killian appeared on C-SPAN as one of the speakers at a Coffee Party USA presentation on "Civic Engagement and the American Political Process."

Participants spoke about the state of discourse in American politics, the emergence of the "tea party" movement, their response in the form of a "coffee party," and engaging citizens and lawmakers in the political process. Among the topics they addressed were partisanship and the legislative process, recent efforts to pass health care reform, campaign finance, and voter anger. They also answered questions from the audience.

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Killian hosts panel on health care policy

On September 24, 2009, the Wilson Center on the Hill, Program on America and the Global Economy (PAGE), and Boston University’s Washington Center brought lawmakers and experts together on Capitol Hill to discuss the current health care system and the debate over its reform. Linda Killian, then director of the Boston University Washington Center and a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center, moderated the event.

Panelists included Jason Altmire, U.S. Representative (D-Pa.) - Member, House Education and Labor Committee; Charles M. Brain, President, Capitol Hill Strategies - Director of Legislative Affairs, President Bill Clinton; Michael Burgess, U.S. Representative (R-Tex.) - Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee; Joe Courtney, U.S. Representative (D-Conn.) - Member, House Education and Labor Committee; Kent Hughes, Director, PAGE Program & Global Energy Initiative, Woodrow Wilson Center; Barry Jackson, Former Assistant to President George W. Bush for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs - Member, Board of Trustees, Woodrow Wilson Center; Gerald Seib, Assistant Managing Editor and Executive Washington Editor, The Wall Street Journal; and, John Shadegg, U.S. Representative (R-Ariz.) - House Energy and Commerce Committee.

To watch the video, please visit: http://legacy.wilsoncenter.org/ondemand/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.play&mediaid=25390469-CCBF-27FB-23B675DAEAF7FFDD

Killian moderates panel on Obama administration's first 100 days

On April 16, 2009, about 100 days after President Obama took office, the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Program on Science, Technology, America, and the Global Economy and the Boston University Washington Center sponsored a discussion of the new administration’s achievements thus far and the challenges it will face moving forward.

The panel of distinguished academics and journalists included Tom Fiedler, Dean of the Boston University College of Communications, Michael Kazin, Professor of History at Georgetown University, Gerald Seib, Assistant Managing Editor and Executive Washington Editor of The Wall Street Journal, and Kenneth T. Walsh, Chief White House Correspondent for U.S. News & World Report.

Acting as moderator was Linda Killian, Director of the Boston University Washington Center and a current Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar.

To watch the full video, please click here: http://legacy.wilsoncenter.org/ondemand/index.cfm?fuseaction=media.play&mediaid=B0A0161E-CBAC-1A71-F0189D664BA703CB