Bipartisan Policy Center’s Grumet Says 2016 Is The Year of The Outsider Because Americans Are Mad

Jason Grumet, Founder and President of Bipartisan Policy Center tells TheStreet's Rhonda Schaffler at the Milken Institute's Global Conference that 2016 has shaped up to be the 'year of the outsider' because Americans are still deeply wounded from the recession and feel the solution was to take care of the big guys over the little guys and they're mad. The extreme divide between Republicans and Democrats could improve Grumet said if Congress spent more time in session and with each other, away from the cameras to have constructive disagreements that don't become bitter. Regarding finding common ground between the government and U.S. companies, and their competing interests of cybersecurity and privacy, they need to align shared interest in prosperity, which the Internet provides as the economic engine for the country. TheStreet's Rhonda Schaffler has details from Los Angeles.