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NEWS
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McMorris Rodgers Strikes Upbeat Tone as She Reflects on Her Time in Office and the Challenges That Lie Ahead
WASHINGTON, DC — A little over three months after announcing she planned to retire at the conclusion of the 118th Congress, The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast discussion with Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) to hear her reflections on her two decades of service in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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WASHINGTON, DC — As election season is nearly in full swing, veteran Republican pollster Ed Goeas appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday, delivering remarks in which he discussed the results from his latest Georgetown University Battleground Civility Poll, and what these numbers mean for the state of our country.
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WASHINGTON, DC — President of the Creative Coalition and American actor Tim Daly appeared before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange last Friday afternoon to discuss the importance of the arts and how federal government support of this craft enhances the quality of life for every American.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will discuss her role as Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee and the effort to strengthen the economic security of American families and businesses in the coming year.
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Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV) will discuss the legislative agenda of the Senate, as well as her role as the Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference and the legislative priorities for the Senate Republican Policy Committee, as she campaigns for the Chairmanship in the next Congress.
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Vice Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), will discuss his leadership of the Committee’s bipartisan Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how AI is impacting the financial services and housing industries.
TEDDY TWEETS
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“I firmly believe that some method will be devised by which the people of the world as a whole, will be able to insure peace, as it can not now be insured. How soon that end will come, I do not know: it may be far distant.” Speech at the dinner of the Nobel Peace…
WISDOM FROM OUR 26TH PRESIDENT – MAY 14, 2024
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“In order to get good citizenship the average man must have honesty, he must have courage, and united to them he must have the saving grace of common sense.” Speech in Westfield, MA September 2, 1902
Wisdom from Our 26th President – May 7, 2024
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“Honesty, rigid honesty, is a root virtue; if not present, no other virtue can atone for its lack.” The Key to Success in Life, 1916
Wisdom From Our 26th President – April 30, 2024
RIPON FORUM
Volume 58, No. 2
April 2024
It’s Time for the U.S. to Refocus on Latin America
With China’s influence growing in the Western Hemisphere, it is time for the United States to re-engage with our allies in the region.
Ripon Profile of James Lankford
James Lankford discusses the crisis at America’s southern border.