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  • Chairman Moolenaar Talks Strategy on U.S.-China Competition

    WASHINGTON, DC – As the Chinese Communist government continues to pose a serious threat to American interests at home and abroad, The Ripon Society hosted a discussion with The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Chairman U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (MI-02).

    Chairman Moolenaar Talks Strategy on U.S.-China Competition

  • TOP 10 “TEDDY TWEETS” OF THE PAST YEAR

    TOP 10 “TEDDY TWEETS” OF THE PAST YEAR

    WASHINGTON, DC – With the official opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library scheduled for this Saturday in North Dakota, The Ripon Society has compiled a list of the 10 most popular quotes by America’s 26th President over the past year.

  • Emmer Makes the Case for a Republican House in 2026

    Emmer Makes the Case for a Republican House in 2026

    WASHINGTON, DC – With the mid-term elections less than five months away, The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast discussion with House Republican Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) who shared his thoughts on how the party will hold the U.S. House of Representatives for another two years.

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Volume 60, No. 3

America 250

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy John Leganski

    July 9, 2026

    John Leganski, former Deputy Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, will discuss his new book Glory, Grief, and the Gavel: An Inside Guide to Running for Speaker of the House, and reveal an inside look at the historic multi-day battle for the Speaker’s gavel in January 2023.

  • Ways and Means Priorities with Rep. Darin LaHood

    July 14, 2026

    Representative Darin LaHood (IL-16)  will spotlight how Ways and Means Committee members from both sides of the aisle are working together to strengthen America’s manufacturing and agriculture sectors and the broader economy.

  • Rep. Andy Barr, Rep. Kevin Hern, and Rep. Julia Letlow

    July 16, 2026

    In a panel discussion, Reps. Andy Barr (KY-06), Kevin Hern (OK-01), and Julia Letlow (LA-05), will share their perspectives on the issues driving their campaigns for U.S. Senate and what they plan to prioritize if elected to the upper chamber in the 120th Congress.

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TEDDY TWEETS

  • “A nation’s greatness lies in its possibility of achievement in the present, and nothing helps it more than the consciousness of achievement in the past.” American Ideals 1897

  • “A man to be a good citizen must first be a good bread-winner, a good husband, a good father–I hope the father of many healthy children.” The Key to Success in Life 1916

  • “The greatest possible good can be done by the extension of a helping hand at the right moment, but the attempt to carry any one permanently can end in nothing but harm.” Century October 1900

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