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May 24, 2012

“THE FIREWALL”

In Latest RIPON FORUM, Members of the GOP Class of 2010 Discuss their Mission in Washington and Goals for the Rest of this Year WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sixteen months after taking office, Members of the Republican Class of 2010 take to the pages ofTHE RIPON FORUM to discuss their mission in Washington and their goals for…
May 10, 2012

“The freshman class was sent to Washington to be a firewall so that more bad things would not happen.”

Representatives Kristi Noem and Tim Scott Reflect on First 16 Months in Office in Appearance Before Ripon Society WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Kristi Noem (SD-AL) and Tim Scott (SC-1) appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday to discuss their first 16 months in office – a time, they said, that has not…
April 27, 2012

“I think ‘13 is the year to reform the tax code.”

In Speech to The Ripon Society, Roskam Discusses Ways & Means Effort to Lay the Foundation for Tax Reform WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Peter Roskam (IL-6) appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday morning, delivering a speech in which he not only praised the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee for his…
April 17, 2012

“There are two kinds of companies left in America – those that have been hacked and know it, and those that have been hacked and don’t know it.”

Rogers Warns of Chinese Cyber-Espionage Threat and Discusses His Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity WASHINGTON, DC – Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered a speech to a Bully Pulpit Policy Breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society this morning, discussing the need to strengthen cybersecurity, the threat…
March 23, 2012

“Don’t tell me you can’t do it.”

Mica Talks About the Importance of Passing a New Highway Bill and the Need to Reform the Way Transportation Projects in America are Approved WASHINGTON, DC – House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica appeared before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday afternoon, delivering a speech that not only touched on the…
March 9, 2012

“It is not a peaceful time.”

In Speech to The Ripon Society, Armed Services Committee Chairman McKeon Warns Against Deep Cuts to Military in this Era of Global Uncertainty WASHINGTON, DC – In a speech yesterday morning to a policy breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (CA-25) warned against making deep cuts to the…
March 5, 2012

Battleground Poll Founders Celinda Lake and Ed Goeas Look at the Numbers on the November Election in a Speech Before Ripon Society Symposium at Mount Vernon

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Celinda Lake is the President of Lake Research Partners and one of the Democratic Party’s leading political strategists, Ed Goeas is the President and C.E.O. of The Tarrance Group, one of the most respected and successful Republican survey research and strategy teams in American politics today, together they founded and continue to…
February 22, 2012

“Win without hating the other side.”

In Speech to Hill Aides, Steve Largent Discusses Lessons from the NFL and How Life on the Gridiron Prepared Him for a Life in Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Win without hating the other side.” That’s some of the advice former Congressman and Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent shared with a group of senior congressional…
February 16, 2012

Iraq War Veteran Bryan Anderson Shares Stories of His Trials, Tribulations, and Personal Triumphs in Speech Before Ripon Society Symposium at Mount Vernon

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bryan Anderson, a 30 year-old Iraq War Veteran and Purple Heart recipient, spoke this past Friday to a legislative symposium sponsored by The Ripon Society at Mount Vernon. In his speech, he shared stories from his life, the Iraq war, the IED explosion that changed his life in 2005, and how he…
February 14, 2012

Gov. McDonnell Talks about the Importance of Strong Leadership in Speech Before Ripon Society Symposium at Mount Vernon

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a keynote address this past Friday to a legislative symposium sponsored by The Ripon Society at Mount Vernon, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell talked about the importance of having strong leadership in America right now – leadership, he said, that not only “understands what our Founders put in place 235 years ago,”…
February 12, 2012

Ripon Society Hosts Legislative and Communications Directors Symposium on Leadership at Mount Vernon

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of nearly 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 2012 Legislative and Communications Directors Symposium on Leadership at Mount Vernon. According to Ripon Society President & CEO Jim Conzelman, the purpose of…
February 3, 2012

“RECAPTURING JACK”

Latest RIPON FORUM Focuses on the Legacy of Jack Kemp and Why it Remains Relevant for Republicans Today WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twenty five years after he announced his candidacy for President, THE RIPON FORUM focuses on the legacy of the late Jack Kemp, with a series of essays and an interview examining his policy positions,…