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Past Events


  • Chairman Pat Tiberi

    December 14, 2017

    Veteran lawmaker & Ripon Society Co-Chair Pat Tiberi (OH-12) will share his thoughts on today’s political environment as he prepares to leave Congress and discuss some of the key accomplishments of his distinguished career. EVENT SUMMARY


  • Unsung Heroes of Capitol Hill

    December 4, 2017

    The Ripon Society & Franklin Center will co-host their annual luncheon honoring the Top 10 schedulers & executive assistants in Congress. EVENT SUMMARY


  • Senator Shelley Moore Capito

    November 16, 2017

    West Virginia Senator and counsel to the Majority Leader Shelley Moore Capito will discuss the Congressional agenda for the remainder of the 115th Congress including her efforts to address the opioid epidemic, increase access to rural broadband, and her state’s…


  • Chairman Mac Thornberry

    November 8, 2017

    House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) will discuss the multitude of challenges facing America around the globe, including North Korea and the latest on the Iran Nuclear Agreement. EVENT SUMMARY


  • The Future of Puerto Rico

    November 2, 2017

    As the island territory grapples with recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria and a daunting debt crisis, Representatives Sean Duffy (WI-7), Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) and Tom MacArthur (NJ-3) will be joined by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (PR) to discuss the work…


  • Senator Thom Tillis

    October 26, 2017

    North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis will discuss his work as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the effort he is leading to shore up America’s military readiness and keep Americans secure. EVENT SUMMARY


  • Roosevelt Leadership Awards with Doris Kearns Goodwin

    October 19, 2017

    Pulitzer Prize Winner and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin addresses Ripon Society and Franklin Center Roosevelt Leadership Award recipients. Eight members of Congress were honored by a speech on “TR, FDR, and the Politics of Today”  EVENT SUMMARY


  • Chairman Greg Walden

    October 12, 2017

    Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (OR-2) will discuss his leadership of the committee as it takes on a number of high profile issues this year, and his expectations for getting legislation through Congress and onto the President’s desk.…


  • An Update on Tax Reform

    October 4, 2017

    A Policy & Politics Dialogue breakfast “An Update on Tax Reform” Ways and Means Committee Members Jim Renacci (OH-16) and Erik Paulsen (MN-3) will give an update on the current state of tax reform in Congress, what progress has been…


  • “Where We Agree”

    September 28, 2017

    Charlie Dent (PA-15), the Co-Chair of the Tuesday Group, Scott Perry (PA-4), the Whip of the Freedom Caucus, and Mark Walker (NC-6), the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, will discuss the effort to find common ground within the House…


  • The Road Ahead on Infrastructure

    September 13, 2017

    Breakfast with Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) EVENT SUMMARY


  • The Cuba Working Group

    September 7, 2017

    A Policy & Politics Dialogue breakfast The Cuba Working Group Members of the Cuba Working Group Tom Emmer (R-MN), Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) will discuss the status of the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba, and the…