Author: Ripon Society
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Lance & Daly Discuss Funding of the Arts and the Role of the Federal Government in that Regard
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance was joined by actor Tim Daly & 14 other members of the Creative Coalition for a discussion about federal funding of the arts in this time of fiscal austerity.
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May 2, 2017
“It is the doer of deeds who actually counts in the battle for life, and not the man who looks on and says how the fight ought to be fought, without himself sharing the stress and the danger.” – Atlantic Monthly, August, 1894
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“All issues are women’s issues.”
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Susan Brooks & Mimi Walters spoke to The Ripon Society about the effort they are spearheading as leaders of the Congressional Women’s Caucus to increase the number of women serving on Capitol Hill.
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Ripon Forum Looks at the Balance of Power in Washington & Reforms to Make Government Work
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Donald Trump nears the end of his first 100 days in office, The Ripon Forum examines the relationship between Congress and the President and reforms designed to end government dysfunction.
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April 25, 2017
“A ton of oratory is not worth an ounce of hard-headed, kindly common sense.” -Speech at Labor Day Picnic, Chicago, September 3, 1900
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April 18, 2017
“The least desirable of all taxes is the tax which bears heavily upon the honest as compared with the dishonest man.” -Speech before National Editorial Association, June 10, 1907
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April 11, 2017
“We fight for our own rights. We fight for the rights of mankind… The free people who govern themselves are lined up against the governments which deny freedom to their people.” – Speech at Stock Yards Pavilion, Chicago, April 28, 1917
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Straight Talk from the Tuesday Group
WASHINGTON, DC — With Congress trying to reach agreement on a plan to repeal & replace the Affordable Care Act, Reps. Charlie Dent, Tom MacArthur and John Katko spoke to The Ripon Society about the health care debate.
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April 4, 2017
“A man must have in him a strong and earnest sense of duty and the desire to accomplish good for the commonwealth, without regard to the effect upon himself.” – Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, October 1892
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94% support Trump plan to overhaul government, 85% fire bad workers
94% support Trump plan to overhaul government, 85% fire bad workers
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March 28, 2017
“A strong and wise people will study its own failures no less than its triumphs, for there is wisdom to be learned from the study of both.” Sixth Annual Message in Washington, December 3, 1906
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“The American people are sick of paying higher premiums.”
WASHINGTON, DC – As Congress debates how to repeal & replace the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy spoke to The Ripon Society about his vision for health care reform and his view of the bill being considered in the House.