Author: Ripon Society
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Portman Pushes for Tax Reform
WASHINGTON, DC – In a speech to The Ripon Society, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) laid out a case for rewriting the U.S. tax code, saying that American workers are the ones who are ultimately being hurt by the current system.
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November 17, 2015
“I fight when I am attacked.” – New York City Hall, May 5, 1896
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November 10, 2015
“Honesty we must have; no brilliance, no ‘smartness,’ can take its place.” – New York City, October 5, 1898
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House Armed Services Committee Lays Out Reform Agenda for Keeping America Secure
WASHINGTON, DC – House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry appeared before The Ripon Society along with four other Members of his Committee for a discussion about national defense and keeping our military strong.
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November 3, 2015
“There is no use in trying to rally around the past … If the Republican Party takes the ground that the world must be the same old world, the Republican Party is lost.” – Letter to Will H. Hayes, May 15, 1918
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“Something is broken in this system.”
WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society held a breakfast discussion focusing on America’s mental health care crisis and the effort on Capitol Hill to reform the way people are treated and cared for in this country.
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October 27, 2015
“The man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic – the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done.” – New York, 1891
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“Everyone’s at risk.”
With Russia & China launching cyber attacks on a daily basis, The Ripon Society held a discussion focused on protecting America in the digital age with three Congressional leaders who are working to achieve that goal.
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October 20, 2015
“If we had no party allegiance, our politics would become mere windy anarchy, and, under present conditions, our government could hardly continue at all.” – Atlantic Monthly, August 1894
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Ripon Society Holds Discussion with Mike Sommers & Hazen Marshall
WASHINGTON, DC – With a full agenda before them and just over two months remaining in the year, two of the top staff leaders on Capitol Hill appeared before a Ripon Society discussion to discuss the challenges facing Congress.
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“Every Issue Affects Women.”
WASHINGTON, DC – GOP Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers was joined by Reps. Elisa Stefanik, Mimi Walters, and Barbara Comstock at a Ripon Society discussion that focused on the important role of women in our economy.
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October 13, 2015
“In order to succeed we need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to whom are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their dreams come true.” – New York City, March 20, 1912