Author: cbanaszak@riponsociety.org
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – January 13, 2026
“We all of us feel, most rightly and properly, that we belong to the greatest nation that has ever existed on the earth.” July 4, 1886 Dickinson, Dakota Territory
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Pfluger and Cline Chart Republican Study Committee Priorities for 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Vice-Chair Ben Cline (VA-06) outlined their legislative priorities for the Second Session of 119th Congress at a meeting of The Ripon Society, highlighting the RSC’s pivotal role in shaping last year’s landmark reconciliation bill and previewing an agenda centered on affordability.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – January 6, 2025
“May all good fortune attend you and yours throughout the year that is opening.” Letter to Jacob Riis January 8, 1902
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – December 23, 2025
“Christmas was an occasion of literally delirious joy.” An Autobiography 1913
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Latest Ripon Forum Examines Media Credibility and the Challenges Facing Both Journalists & Communicators Today
WASHINGTON, DC — As America approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, the relationship between the press and the public has reached a critical juncture. Trust in news institutions has plummeted to historic lows, while the very nature of how information flows through society has been fundamentally transformed.
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Yakym Discusses Historic Tax Cuts and Priorities for 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – With the first session of the 119th Congress coming to a close, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) joined The Ripon Society yesterday morning to discuss his work on the Ways & Means Committee and his legislative agenda for 2026.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – December 16, 2025
“The good citizen is the man who does what can be done as well as it possibly can be done.” Westfield, Massachusetts September 2, 1902
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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