Please join the Continuity of Government Commission on Wednesday, October 16, at the Brookings Institution for our second, and final meeting. The Continuity of Government Commission was established to make recommendations to ensure the continuity of our three branches of government after a terrorist attack.

Launched by AEI and the Brookings Institution, the commission's honorary cochairs are Presidents Carter and Ford. Lloyd Cutler and Alan Simpson chair the commission, which includes former speakers Thomas Foley, Newt Gingrich, and others who have served at the highest levels of government. Norman J. Ornstein, AEI, and Thomas E. Mann, Brookings, are senior counselors to the project.

On September 23, 2002, the Continuity of Government Commission held a hearing-style meeting to listen to expert testimony from witnesses on the issue of continuity of government for the Congress, presidency, and Supreme Court. It also heard from a number of Members of Congress who have made efforts to address these problems.