Author: Ripon Society
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January 19, 2016
“The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.” – History as Literature, 1913
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“It’s important for us to be bold.”
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy & Majority Whip Steve Scalise spoke to The Ripon Society about the key accomplishments in Congress in 2015, and the critical work that remains to be done.
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January 12, 2016
“The cost of doing government business should be regulated with the same rigid scrutiny as the cost of doing a private business.” – Annual Message to Congress, December 6, 1904
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January 5, 2016
“I acted for the common well-being of all our people, whenever and in whatever manner was necessary, unless prevented by direct constitutional or legislative prohibition.” – An Autobiography, 1913
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Ripon Society & Franklin Center Honor the “Unsung Heroes of Capitol Hill”
WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society and Franklin Center held a luncheon honoring the schedulers and executive assistants in Congress who, in the words of Ripon Society President Jim Conzelman, “make sure the trains run on time.”
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December 15, 2015
“No great success can ever be won save by accepting the fact that, normally, sacrifice of some kind must come in winning the success.” – Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, March 22, 1911
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“TAMING THE REGULATORY BEAST”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Congress reaching agreement this year on trade, highway, and education reform bills, The Ripon Forum looks at another area where common sense and compromise are needed — cutting red tape.
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Ellmers and Tiberi Reflect on 2015 Accomplishments and Agenda for the Year Ahead
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Renee Ellmers & Pat Tiberi (OH-12) appeared before The Ripon Society to discuss some of the key accomplishments in Congress over the past year and the agenda in 2016.
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December 8, 2015
“When there is a great unrest, partly reasoning and partly utterly unreasoning and unreasonable, it becomes extremely difficult to beat a loud-mouthed demagogue, especially if he is a demagogue of great wealth.” – Letter to Henry Cabot Lodge, November 9, 1911
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Ripon Society Holds Discussion with NRCC Chair Walden and Western Representatives
WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society hosted NRCC Chairman Greg Walden and four House Members for a December 2nd discussion about next year’s election and the effort to broaden the GOP’s base.
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December 1, 2015
“To waste, to destroy, our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.” – Message to Congress, December…
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November 24, 2015
“In thanking God for the mercies extended to us in the past, we beseech Him that He may not withhold them in the future, and that our hearts may be roused to war steadfastly for good and against all the forces of evil, public and private.” – Proclamation 508, Thanksgiving Day, October 31, 1903