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NEWS
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Ripon Society Holds 2026 Election Preview with NRCC Executive Director Micah Yousefi
WASHINGTON, DC – With less than six months until the 2026 midterms, The Ripon Society held a lunch discussion yesterday focused on another critical campaign in which Republicans will fight to expand their current majority on Capitol Hill.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Todd Young (R-IN) addressed a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society on Tuesday, delivering a wide-ranging address on trade policy, technology competition, and American industrial capacity.
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WASHINGTON DC — With energy costs rising at a time when energy demand is going through the roof, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines steps that should be taken to meet this demand and make energy more affordable for American families and businesses in the coming years.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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With debt held by the public having just surpassed 100% of GDP on a sustained basis for the first time since World War II, Representative Bill Huizenga (MI-04) and Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, will spotlight our nation’s troubling debt and deficit problem. They will speak about the potential…
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Representative French Hill (AR-02), the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee will discuss the affordability crisis that’s facing American families and share his perspective on digital assets, fintech innovation, and how AI can help create a more competitive financial system that works for consumers.
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Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) and Representative Blake Moore (R-UT-01), two stars of their respective parties — and baseball teams — will preview the upcoming Congressional Baseball Game and discuss their bipartisan work on the House Ways and Means Committee.
TEDDY TWEETS
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“Let us remember that words count only when they give expression to deeds or are to be translated into them.” Speech to the Nobel Prize Committee, 1910
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“No man, not even the soldier who does his duty, stands quite on the level with the wife and mother who has done her duty.” The Outlook April 8, 1911
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“In our government we cannot permanently succeed unless the people really do rule.” Address in St. Louis, Missouri March 28, 1912
RIPON FORUM
Volume 60, No. 2
April 2026
Will Americans benefit from year-round E15 sales? No…
The narrow issue of E15 sales obscures the fact that the only reason so much ethanol is consumed is because government requires it.
Will Americans benefit from year-round E15 sales? Yes…
Millions of drivers are already keeping more money in their pockets by choosing E15, with average savings of 10 to 40 cents per gallon and savings at some stations reaching as high as 60 cents.