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  • “This is absolutely about the economy.”

    “This is absolutely about the economy.”

    Sen. Barrasso & Rep. Cassidy Discuss Republican Effort to Repeal the Affordable Care Act and the Importance of Reforming Medicaid Today WASHINGTON, DC – With the Supreme Court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional and the House of Representatives voting again to repeal the law this week, The Ripon Society held a breakfast…

  • “This year is the most consequential election in our lifetime.”

    Haley Barbour Talks About Policy, the Political Environment, and the Need for Republicans to have a Big Tent WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Mississippi Governor and RNC Chairman Haley Barbour appeared before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society this past Wednesday, delivering a speech in which he talked about policy, the political environment, and the…

  • “This year is the most consequential election in our lifetime.”

    “This year is the most consequential election in our lifetime.”

    Haley Barbour Talks About Policy, the Political Environment, and the Need for Republicans to have a Big Tent WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Mississippi Governor and RNC Chairman Haley Barbour appeared before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society this past Wednesday, delivering a speech in which he talked about policy, the political environment, and the…

  • Whitfield, Sullivan and Gardner Discuss the Importance of Energy in Job Creation and Why the U.S. must Maximize Production in Addition to Pursuing Alternative Fuels

    Whitfield, Sullivan and Gardner Discuss the Importance of Energy in Job Creation and Why the U.S. must Maximize Production in Addition to Pursuing Alternative Fuels

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Chairman and two Members from the House Energy & Power Subcommittee appeared before a Ripon Society policy breakfast yesterday morning to discuss the importance of the energy sector in job creation and why the U.S. must maximize domestic production in addition to pursuing alternative sources of fuel. The Members participating in the…

  • “This place needs to be reformed.”

    Duffy, Adams, Dold, Runyan and Ribble Discuss First 16 Months in Office at Ripon Society Breakfast WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast discussion this past Friday for five Freshman Republicans — Reps. Sean Duffy (WI-7), Sandy Adams (FL-24), Robert Dold (IL-10), Jon Runyan (NJ-3), and Reid Ribble (WI-8) — who, in their…

  • “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…

  • “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…

  • “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…

  • “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…

  • “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…

  • “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…

  • 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…

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