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Yakym Discusses Historic Tax Cuts and Priorities for 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – With the first session of the 119th Congress coming to a close, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) joined The Ripon Society yesterday morning to discuss his work on the Ways & Means Committee and his legislative agenda for 2026.
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Ripon Society & Franklin Center Honor the “Unsung Heroes of Capitol Hill” at 14th Annual Bipartisan Luncheon
WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society and The Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange held their 14th annual bipartisan luncheon on Friday, honoring the Operations Directors, Schedulers, and Deputy Chiefs of Staff who serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
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Smith & Baumgartner Urge Bipartisan Approach to China Following Historic Trip to Beijing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two members of Washington State’s congressional delegation – one Democrat and one Republican – delivered a unified message about the importance of sustained engagement with China during remarks Monday night at a dinner meeting of The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange.
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BIOTech Caucus Leaders Bice & Houlahan Warn China is Leading Critical National Security Race
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswomen Stephanie Bice (R-OK-05) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), co-chairs of the bipartisan BIOTech Caucus, addressed The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange highlighting the urgent need for Congress to prioritize biotechnology.
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Latest Ripon Forum Examines The State of America’s Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC — With Veterans Day approaching and for the seventh consecutive year, The Ripon Forum is dedicating an entire edition to those who served our country in uniform, a group of Americans that is not only smaller now than at any point in modern history, but is also more diverse and dispersed.
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Ricketts Outlines Republican Path to Expanding Senate Majority
WASHINGTON, DC – As Americans in several states cast their votes in off-year elections, Senator Pete Ricketts (NE), Vice Chair of the NRSC, addressed The Ripon Society, outlining an ambitious Republican strategy for expanding the party’s Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections and addressing the ongoing government shutdown.
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Lawler Delivers Straight Talk about Ending the Shutdown, Reforming Immigration, and the Need to Find Common Ground in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) appeared yesterday morning before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, delivering remarks in which he not only criticized the ongoing government shutdown as being “the dumbest thing one can engage in,” but called for a renewed commitment to bipartisan governance and comprehensive immigration reform.
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Rounds Details Urgent AI Competition with China
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (SD) appeared yesterday afternoon before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society, delivering remarks about the plans he is leading to ensure the United States is at the leading edge of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Daines & LaHood Discuss Plan to Strengthen Work Requirements for Welfare Recipients
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (IL-16) delivered remarks about a plan they have authored to make sure that able-bodied adults who receive federal welfare benefits work at a job as a condition of their receiving a government check.
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E&C Subcommittee Chair Griffith Reflects on State of American Politics, Nation’s Health Care
WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty four years after 9/11 and less than 24 hours after the political assassination of conservative media personality and author Charlie Kirk, U.S. House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) shared his thoughts on the state of American politics as well as our nation’s health care.
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Bipartisan YIMBY Co-Chairs Moore & Auchincloss Unite to Tackle America’s Housing Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC – As an entire generation faces barriers to homeownership, the co-Chairs of the bipartisan YIMBY Caucus appeared last night before a dinner meeting of The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange to discuss the effort they are leading to address the housing shortage.
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Appropriations Chair Tom Cole Urges Democrats to Work with GOP Majority to Avoid Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, DC – With less than four weeks to reach a bipartisan deal and avoid a government shutdown, U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04) discussed what it is going to take to keep the government up and running in remarks before The Ripon Society yesterday morning.
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