Author: cbanaszak@riponsociety.org
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Ripon Society & Franklin Center Honor the “Unsung Heroes of Capitol Hill” at 14th Annual Bipartisan Luncheon
WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society and The Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange held their 14th annual bipartisan luncheon on Friday, honoring the Operations Directors, Schedulers, and Deputy Chiefs of Staff who serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – December 9, 2025
“More and more we are learning that to love one’s country above all others is in no way incompatible with respecting and wishing well to all others.” Buffalo, New York May 20, 1901
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Smith & Baumgartner Urge Bipartisan Approach to China Following Historic Trip to Beijing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two members of Washington State’s congressional delegation – one Democrat and one Republican – delivered a unified message about the importance of sustained engagement with China during remarks Monday night at a dinner meeting of The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – December 2, 2025
“We must always weigh well our duties in such a case, and consider the rights of others as well as our own rights, in the interest of the world at large.” Outlook September 23, 1914
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – November 25, 2025
“The things of the body are good; the things of the intellect better; the best of all are the things of the soul; for, in the nation as in the individual, in the long run it is character that counts.” Thanksgiving Proclamation October 31, 1908
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BIOTech Caucus Leaders Bice & Houlahan Warn China is Leading Critical National Security Race
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswomen Stephanie Bice (R-OK-05) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), co-chairs of the bipartisan BIOTech Caucus, addressed The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange highlighting the urgent need for Congress to prioritize biotechnology.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – November 18, 2025
“…justice and generosity in a nation, as in an individual, count most when shown not by the weak but by the strong.” Second Inaugural Address March 4, 1905
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Latest Ripon Forum Examines The State of America’s Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC — With Veterans Day approaching and for the seventh consecutive year, The Ripon Forum is dedicating an entire edition to those who served our country in uniform, a group of Americans that is not only smaller now than at any point in modern history, but is also more diverse and dispersed.
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Ricketts Outlines Republican Path to Expanding Senate Majority
WASHINGTON, DC – As Americans in several states cast their votes in off-year elections, Senator Pete Ricketts (NE), Vice Chair of the NRSC, addressed The Ripon Society, outlining an ambitious Republican strategy for expanding the party’s Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections and addressing the ongoing government shutdown.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – November 4, 2025
“I feel that in a peculiar degree New York is not representative of the country.” Letter to Anna Roosevelt Cowles October 16, 1902
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Lawler Delivers Straight Talk about Ending the Shutdown, Reforming Immigration, and the Need to Find Common Ground in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) appeared yesterday morning before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, delivering remarks in which he not only criticized the ongoing government shutdown as being “the dumbest thing one can engage in,” but called for a renewed commitment to bipartisan governance and comprehensive immigration reform.
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Rounds Details Urgent AI Competition with China
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (SD) appeared yesterday afternoon before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society, delivering remarks about the plans he is leading to ensure the United States is at the leading edge of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
