Author: cbanaszak@riponsociety.org
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Scalise, Houchin & Obernolte Honored with 2026 Roosevelt Leadership Awards
WASHINGTON, DC — The Ripon Society presented three members of Congress with the 2026 Roosevelt Leadership Award, an honor that is given in the spirit of America’s 26th President and is intended to recognize leaders who embody some of the same qualities that Theodore Roosevelt displayed throughout his life and career.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – June 23, 2026
“A nation’s greatness lies in its possibility of achievement in the present, and nothing helps it more than the consciousness of achievement in the past.” American Ideals 1897
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“A NATION AT A CROSSROADS” — Latest Ripon Forum Examines America at 250
WASHINGTON, DC — With the nation preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum marks the semiquincentennial with a special collection of essays examining where America stands at this milestone, how the country has changed over the past half century, and what it will take to carry the…
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – June 16, 2026
“A man to be a good citizen must first be a good bread-winner, a good husband, a good father–I hope the father of many healthy children.” The Key to Success in Life 1916
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Panetta and Moore on Baseball, Bipartisanship, and the 91st Congressional Game
WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange welcomed two players from opposite dugouts — Congressmen Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) and Blake Moore (R-UT-01) — for a discussion about one of Capitol Hill’s most beloved bipartisan traditions.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – June 9, 2026
“The greatest possible good can be done by the extension of a helping hand at the right moment, but the attempt to carry any one permanently can end in nothing but harm.” Century October 1900
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Chairman Hill Charts Path to Year-End Legislative Goals
WASHINGTON, DC – House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) discussed the priorities and progress of the 119th Congress, highlighting landmark legislation on housing, digital assets, and capital formation — and outlining the committee’s path to the finish line before the end of the term.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – June 2, 2026
“The vital thing for the nation no less than the individual to remember is that, while dreaming and talking both have their uses, these uses must chiefly exist in seeing the dream realized and the talk turned into action.” Stafford Little Lecture at Princeton University, November 1917
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – May 26, 2026
“We call to mind the deaths of those who died that the nation might live, who wagered all that life holds dear for the great prize of death in battle.” Remarks on Memorial Day, Arlington, Virginia, May 30, 1902
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Huizenga & MacGuineas Call for Bipartisan Action on Debt Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society held a breakfast discussion yesterday morning with two leading voices in the fight to get spending under control – House Financial Services Vice-Chair Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) President Maya MacGuineas.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – May 19, 2026
“Under our form of government voting is not merely a right but a duty, and, moreover, a fundamental and necessary duty if a man is to be a good citizen.” Seventh Annual Message December 3, 1907
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Ripon Society Holds 2026 Election Preview with NRCC Executive Director Micah Yousefi
WASHINGTON, DC – With less than six months until the 2026 midterms, The Ripon Society held a lunch discussion yesterday focused on another critical campaign in which Republicans will fight to expand their current majority on Capitol Hill.