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NEWS
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“IT’S TIME TO REFOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA”
WASHINGTON, DC — With Congress coming off a contentious debate that saw it approve critical aid and military assistance for key American allies around the world, one leader in the United States Senate is saying it’s time for Congress to start paying more attention to some of our key allies closer to home. The leader is…
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WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society held a breakfast discussion yesterday morning with U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (IA-4) and August Pfluger (TX-11), two lawmakers who believe that more needs to be done to confront the crisis along our southern border.
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WASHINGTON, DC —With millions of Americans filing their federal income taxes earlier this week, The Ripon Society hosted a dinner discussion Monday evening with two Members of Congress who are pushing to reform the federal budget process and restore a sense of accountability to the way hard-earned taxpayer dollars are being spent.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Veteran pollster Ed Goeas will discuss the latest Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service national survey on political civility and how the results serve as a forecast for what Americans want from their leaders in Washington, D.C. Thursday, May 9
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers will discuss the agenda and her leadership of the Committee, as well as her recently unveiled draft comprehensive data privacy legislation. Wednesday, May 15
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A Bully Pulpit Series Senator Joni Ernst Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will discuss her role as Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee and the effort to strengthen the economic security of American families and businesses in the coming year. Thursday, May 23
TEDDY TWEETS
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“If the average man has the right stuff in him we will succeed. If he has not the right stuff in him, then you cannot get it out of him, because it is not there.” Remarks at Oregon City May 21, 1903
Wisdom From Our 26th President – April 23, 2024
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“Every expansion of civilization makes for peace. In other words, every expansion of a great civilized power means a victory for law, order, and righteousness.” The Strenuous Life, April 10, 1899
Wisdom From Our 26th President – April 16, 2024
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“If we are not all of us Americans and nothing else, scorning to divide along lines of section, of creed, or of national origin, then the Nation itself will crumble to dust.” A Letter to Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge 1916
Wisdom From Our 26th President – April 9, 2024
RIPON FORUM
Volume 58, No. 2
April 2024
It’s Time for the U.S. to Refocus on Latin America
With China’s influence growing in the Western Hemisphere, it is time for the United States to re-engage with our allies in the region.
Ripon Profile of James Lankford
James Lankford discusses the crisis at America’s southern border.