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Bruce Reed (Rhodes 1982)

Democratic. Princeton University. Rhodes Scholar, Lincoln Colege, University of Oxford.

Nov 2013 - President of the Broad Foundation.

14 Jan 2011 to Dec 2013 - Former Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden

Spring 2010 - Leave of absence from the DLC, to become Executive Director of President National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (Simpson-Bowles Commission). The commission tasked with finding a path to a balanced budget during the Great Recession. As Executive Director, Reed allowed senior staff members of the Simpson-Bowles Commission to be paid by Blackstone founder Pete Peterson [CFR. Zapruder Camera connection].[4] The Simpson-Bowles Commission notably proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare.[5] Note: the other co-founder of Blackstone is Stephen A. Schwarzman (S&B 1969).

21 Feb 2008 - author of the taunt, “change you can Xerox,” for the Presidential primary debate in Austin, Texas. Supplied Hillary Clinton with the phrase to invoke accusations of palagrisim against rival Senator Barack Obama while parodying his campaign slogan: “Change you can believe in”.

1996 - Helped write there reform law known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act. Credited with coining the welfare reform catchphrase, “end welfare as we know it.”

20 Dec 1996 to 20 Jan 2001 - Director of the Domestic Policy Council by President Bill Clinton (Rhodes 1968)

1992 - Deputy campaign manager for policy of the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign.

1990 to 1991 - Founding Editor of the DLC Magazine, The New Democrat and served as policy director of the DLC under DLC Chairman and Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton (Rhodes 1968).

1985 to 1989 - Chief Speech writer for Tennessee Senator Al Gore.

1982 to ? - Rhodes Scholar, Lincoln Colege, University of Oxford.(MPhil)

Princeton University. (B.A.)

Note:

Son of Idaho State Senator Mary Lou Reed and Scott, prominent environmental attorney.

[1] - Rhodes Database

[2] - FYI - Wiki - Bruce Reed - Rhodes 1982

[4] - Many deficit commission staffers paid by outside groups by Dan Eggen -20 Nov 2010

[5] - Joe Biden Lied About His Record on Social Security. Joe Biden’s 2020 policy adviser was also his right-hand man on cutting Social Security in the Obama administration. 25 Jan 2020.