BPC's "Lip Service" Video Highlights Rhetoric on Entitlement Reform

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Jun 20, 2014, 03:57 ET

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released the fifth video in its "Lip Service" campaign, highlighting the type of rhetoric used by both parties in recent years on the hot-button topic of entitlements. While last year's bipartisan budget deal temporarily shifted focus from the national debt and deficits, the issue of reforming Social Security and Medicare will likely surface again in the coming years, particularly as baby boomers age and entitlement spending rises.

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This video is part of BPC's Citizens for Political Reform campaign. The goal of the campaign is to educate Americans on the partisan arguments that are paralyzing progress in Washington and to urge them to make their voices heard and join BPC's movement for change.

"These are critical programs for countless Americans, and our nation's changing demographics have created an enormous challenge," said BPC Senior Fellow and former Senator Olympia Snowe, who leads BPC's Citizens campaign. "It is imperative we protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare so that they are sustainable over the long term."

Watch the first three campaign videos here.

Join the movement: Share the "Lip Service" videos with family and friends through social media and email. You can also follow BPC on Facebook and Twitter and tweet using the hashtag #EngageUSA.

About the Bipartisan Policy Center
Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a non-profit organization that drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue. With projects in multiple issue areas, BPC combines politically balanced policymaking with strong, proactive advocacy and outreach. For more information, please visit www.bipartisanpolicy.org

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