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Schmidt, Knott, Baumgartner Discuss Effort to Reach Agreement on Reconciliation and Some of Their Other Top Priorities This Year
WASHINGTON, DC – Three of the newest members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee appeared before a meeting of The Ripon Society Tuesday evening to discuss the ongoing effort on Capitol Hill to reach an agreement on a budget reconciliation package and some of the other top priorities they are working on this year.
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WASHINGTON, DC – In remarks yesterday afternoon before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy discussed the effort he is leading to strengthen America’s air traffic control system.
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WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-1) appeared before The Ripon Society, delivering a progress report on the unprecedented effort underway on Capitol Hill to cut taxes and lower spending.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Congressman Ron Estes (KS-04), Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-01), and Congressman Randy Feenstra (IA-04) will discuss their work on the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, including efforts to grow the American economy and extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04) will discuss the Republican priorities for the House Appropriations Committee, including efforts to limit government spending, reduce the national debt, and restore fiscal responsibility in Washington.
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Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) will discuss his leadership on the Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee, recent changes to federal trade policy, and the impact of tariffs on American consumers and the economy.
TEDDY TWEETS
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There are many qualities which we need in order to gain success, but the three above all—for the lack of which no brilliancy and no genius can atone—are Courage, Honesty and Common Sense. “The Key to Success in Life” 1916
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“The mother is the real Atlas, who bears aloft in her strong and tender arms the destiny of the world.” Outlook August 27, 1910
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“It is character that counts in a nation as in a man.” Galena, Illinois April 27, 1900
RIPON FORUM
Volume 59, No. 2
April 2025
It’s Time to Make Civics Great Again
To the Founders, civics education was critical to our experiment in freedom. Unfortunately, after a century of special interests and cultural conflict, civics has been relegated to the periphery in our schools.
To Improve Education in America, Reduce Washington’s Role
There is no compelling reason the U.S. Department of Education, and the almost $2.8 billion it takes just to pay its nearly 4,200 employees, should continue.