WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Keynote Address last Friday to a legislative symposium hosted by The Ripon Society, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez called on Republicans to reach agreement on a plan to reform America’s immigration system, arguing that it would not only be good for the nation economically, but good for the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Republican National Committee Chairman and Counselor to the President Ed Gillespie appeared before a legislative symposium sponsored by The Ripon Society this past Friday, delivering a Keynote Address in which he not only urged Republicans to put forward a positive agenda for the American people, but criticized Democrats for pushing an…

WASHINGTON, DC – A group of about 200 top House Republican policy and communications aides gathered this past Friday at the historic home of our nation’s first President for The Ripon Society’s 2014 Legislative and Communications Directors Symposium on Leadership at Mount Vernon.

WASHINGTON, DC – With the mid-term elections less than seven months away, The Ripon Society hosted a luncheon discussion yesterday afternoon to look at the American electorate and how political trends may impact the prospects of the Republican Party in November.

WASHINGTON, DC – Amid cautious optimism about the GOP’s prospects at the polls this November, The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast discussion this past Tuesday morning with Kansas Senator Jerry Moran, who serves as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee and who discussed why he believes it is critical for Republicans to win…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast discussion yesterday morning with Republican Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) and Democratic Rep. John Carney (DE-AL), who spoke about the bipartisan working group they are leading and their mutual interest in finding common ground on some of the most pressing challenges facing America, including job creation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With concerns over the Affordable Care Act increasing every day, The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast discussion yesterday morning with four members of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, who are leading the effort to repeal the law and replace it with a reform plan that controls costs, cuts red tape,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ripon Society held a breakfast discussion this past Thursday morning with two men who are leading the effort to strengthen and reform the educational system in the United States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With partisan tensions running high on Capitol Hill in the wake of the government shutdown, The Ripon Society and the Franklin Center held a breakfast discussion yesterday morning featuring a bipartisan working group of House Members who have been meeting on a regular basis in an attempt to put politics aside and…

On tonight’s agreement to reopen the government & raise the debt limit

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-5) appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday morning, delivering a speech in which he not only shared his thoughts on the current budget stalemate, but explained why it is so critical that the U.S. take immediate action to reduce its national debt.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After recent GOP losses among women, The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast meeting yesterday morning to discuss what can be done to reverse that trend. The discussion featured four members of the Republican Women’s Policy Committee, who are spearheading an effort to not only recruit more women to run for office as…