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February 17, 2022 at 5:01 PM

ICYMI: "Proxy Abuse: House Dems Who Don’t Show Up to Congress Spent Big on Campaign Travel" -- from The Washington Free Beacon

from The Washington Free Beacon https://freebeacon.com/democrats/proxy-voting-house-dems-traveled-to-luxury-destinations-instead-of-showing-up-for-work/   Proxy Abuse: House Dems Who Don’t Show Up to Congress Spent Big on Campaign Travel Dems take advantage of system designed …

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February 15, 2022 at 5:01 PM

ICYMI: "Republicans Plan to End Proxy Voting Even as They Use Practice" -- from Bloomberg Government

from Bloomberg Government https://about.bgov.com/news/republicans-plan-to-end-proxy-voting-even-as-they-use-practice/   Republicans Plan to End Proxy Voting Even as They Use Practice By Emily Wilkins and Zach C. Cohen February 14, 2022   In U. House Republican lawmakers have re…

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February 15, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard; don't foul and don't shirk, but hit the line hard!” Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life, 1900 To view past…

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February 14, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Ripon Society Holds Luncheon Discussion with Dan Meyer

The Ripon Society February 14, 2022 _____________________________________   Ripon Society Holds Luncheon Discussion with Dan Meyer      WASHINGTON, DC — The Ripon Society held a luncheon discussion last Thursday with Dan Meyer, the Chief of Staff to House Republican Lea…

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February 11, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Asa Hutchinson Talks About his Solutions-Oriented Approach to Governing his Home State

For immediate release: February 11, 2022    Contact: [email protected]   “To solve problems, y ou've got to reach across the aisle.” Asa Hutchinson Talks About his Solutions-Oriented Approach to Governing his Home State   WASHINGTON, DC – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson ap…

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February 8, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “Intelligent foresight in preparation and known capacity to stand well in battle are the surest safeguards against war.” Theodore Roosevelt, Preface to Hero Tales, 1895 To view past Teddy Tw…

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February 4, 2022 at 6:02 PM

Ernst Urges President to Stand up to Russia as Tensions Rise along Ukrainian Border

For immediate release: February 4, 2022          Contact: [email protected]   Ernst Urges President to Stand up to Russia as Tensions Rise along Ukrainian Border “We need to show Putin that we mean business.” WASHINGTON, DC — In remarks yesterday morning before a vi…

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February 2, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Bucshon Leads Effort to Aid Those on the Frontlines of the Fight Against COVID-19

For immediate release: February 2, 2022        Contact: [email protected]   Bucshon Leads Effort to Aid Those on the Frontlines of the Fight Against COVID-19 “It's vital that we ensure health care professionals have the support they need and deserve.” WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. …

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February 2, 2022 at 1:02 PM

ICYMI: "It’s Time to Shore Up the Independence of Federal Inspectors General" -- by Troy Cribb

from The Ripon Forum December 2021 https://riponsociety.org/article/its-time-to-shore-up-the-independence-of-federal-inspectors-general/   It’s Time to Shore Up the Independence of Federal Inspectors General   by TROY CRIBB   Since passage of the  Inspecto…

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February 1, 2022 at 12:02 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “My whole foreign policy was based on the exercise of intelligent forethought and of decisive action sufficiently far in advance of any likely crisis to make it improbable that we would run into s…

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January 30, 2022 at 2:01 PM

ICYMI: "House Democrats dominated absentee voting in 2021" -- from the Washington Examiner

from the Washington Examiner https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/washington-secrets/house-democrats-dominated-absentee-voting-in-2021   House Democrats dominated absentee voting in 2021 By Paul Bedard January 29, 2022   WASHINGTON — Democratic House members used their C…

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January 29, 2022 at 2:02 PM

SPECIAL REPORT - "Proxy Voting in the House in 2021: An accounting of all proxy votes cast during the 1st session of the 117th Congress"

Special Report from The Ripon Forum January 29, 2022 https://riponsociety.org/2022/01/proxy-voting-in-the-house-in-2021/   Proxy Voting in the House in 2021 An accounting of all proxy votes cast during the first session of the 117th Congress and further insights    by STEPHEN…

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January 26, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Fitzpatrick and Gottheimer Discuss Bipartisan Agenda for the Coming Year

For immediate release: January 26, 2022      Contact: [email protected]   “No one party has a monopoly on good ideas. No one party has a monopoly on being good human beings.” Fitzpatrick and Gottheimer Discuss Bipartisan Agenda for the Coming Year   WASHINGTON, DC — The Ri…

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January 25, 2022 at 12:02 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “Fellow-feeling, sympathy in the broadest sense, is the most important factor in producing a healthy political and social life.” In Century, January 1900 To view past Teddy Tweets, please …

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January 24, 2022 at 7:03 PM

ICYMI: "Texas Democrats and Republicans alike cast hundreds of votes by proxy in U.S. House in 2021" -- from The Dallas Morning News

from The Dallas Morning News https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/01/24/texas-democrats-and-republicans-alike-cast-hundreds-of-votes-by-proxy-in-us-house-in-2021/   Texas Democrats and Republicans alike cast hundreds of votes by proxy in U.S. House in 2021 By Emily Cal…

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January 19, 2022 at 1:02 PM

ICYMI: "The Virginia Blueprint" -- by Tom Davis

from The Ripon Forum December 2021 https://riponsociety.org/article/the-virginia-blueprint/   The Virginia Blueprint A plan for Republicans in 2022   by TOM DAVIS   In Virginia, Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s victory, the Republican sweep of all three statewide o…

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January 18, 2022 at 12:03 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “It is the doer of deeds who actually counts in the battle for life, and not the man who looks on and says how the fight ought to be fought.” Atlantic Monthly August 1894 To view past Tedd…

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January 13, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Upton Talks About the Impact of the Omicron Variant on Michigan and the Effort He is Leading to Craft a Follow-up to the 21st Century Cures Act

For immediate release: January 13, 2021      Contact: [email protected]   “Our hospitals are under an enormous strain.” Upton Talks About the Impact of the Omicron Variant on Michigan and the Effort He is Leading to Craft a Follow-up to the 21st Century Cures Act   WASHINGT…

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January 12, 2022 at 5:06 PM

ICYMI: "Members of Congress need to show up for work" -- by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, from the Cedar Rapids Gazette

from the Cedar Rapids Gazette https://www.thegazette.com/guest-columnists/u-s-rep-ashley-hinson-members-of-congress-need-to-show-up-for-work/   Members of Congress need to show up for work By Ashley Hinson January 10, 2022   In If you have turned on the news at any point over t…

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January 11, 2022 at 5:02 PM

ICYMI -- "A View from the Front Lines: The Battle for the House 2022" - by Parker Poling

from The Ripon Forum December 2021 https://riponsociety.org/article/a-view-from-the-front-lines-the-battle-for-the-house/   A View from the Front Lines: The Battle for the House 2022   by PARKER POLING   In the 2020 election cycle, no one gave House Republicans muc…

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January 11, 2022 at 12:05 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “Our relations with the other powers of the world are important; but still more important are our relations among ourselves.” Inaugural Address March 4, 1905 To view past Teddy Tweets, pl…

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January 10, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Young Expresses Optimism About GOP Prospects in the Year Ahead

For immediate release: January 10, 2022      Contact: [email protected]   Young Expresses Optimism About GOP Prospects in the Year Ahead “We have an opportunity as Republicans to be the go-to party of practical solutions.”   WASHINGTON, DC – In remarks this past Thursda…

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January 4, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “The poorest of all emotions for any American citizen to feel is the emotion of hatred toward his fellows.” Speech in Oyster Bay, NY July 4, 1906 To view past Teddy Tweets, please click …

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December 29, 2021 at 1:02 PM

ICYMI: "Hinson fights proxy voting" -- from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald

from the Telegraph Herald https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/politics/article_11fbe2a6-a8fd-5523-befa-1d74be0edc95.html   Politics: Hinson fights proxy voting By Benjamin Fisher December 26, 2021   In U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, has spent a great deal of time in the clos…

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December 28, 2021 at 1:02 PM

ICYMI: Ripon Profile of Jaime Herrera Beutler

from The Ripon Forum December 2021 https://riponsociety.org/article/ripon-profile-of-jaime-herrera-beutler/   Ripon Profile of Jaime Herrera Beutler    Name: Jaime Herrera Beutler Occupation: Representative for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District Favorite holida…

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December 21, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “I wonder whether there ever can come in life a thrill of greater exaltation and rapture than that which comes to one between the ages of say six and fourteen, when the library door is thrown open…

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December 20, 2021 at 1:04 PM

ICYMI: "House’s proxy voting allows Democrats to keep tiny majority in charge" -- from the New York Post

from the New York Post https://nypost.com/2021/12/19/house-allows-proxy-voting-democrat-lead/   House’s proxy voting allows Democrats to keep tiny majority in charge By Post Editorial Board December 19, 2021 In the name of COVID safety, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi h…

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December 16, 2021 at 1:03 PM

ICYMI -- "The Absentee Congress: Unchecked Proxy Voting in the House of Representatives"

from The Ripon Forum December 2021 https://riponsociety.org/article/the-absentee-congress/   The Absentee Congress Unchecked Proxy Voting in the House of Representatives   by STEPHEN JACKSON & KYLE CHANCE   Proxy voting gives Members of Congress the ability to designate o…

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December 15, 2021 at 1:02 PM

“THE VIRGINIA BLUEPRINT” - Ripon Forum Examines Glenn Youngkin’s Victory & What It Means for the GOP

For release: December 15, 2021 Contact: [email protected] “THE VIRGINIA BLUEPRINT” Ripon Forum Examines Glenn Youngkin’s Victory & What It Means for the GOP Also, a look at the Battle for the House & Senate, and an in-depth report on unchecked proxy voting in the 1…

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December 14, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “Service is the true test by which a man’s worth should be judged.” Outlook, March 20, 1909 To view past Teddy Tweets, please click here 1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 550 * Washin…

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December 10, 2021 at 9:02 PM

Ripon Society & Franklin Center Honor the “Unsung Heroes of Capitol Hill” with 10th Annual Bipartisan Luncheon

For immediate release: December 10, 2021 Contact: [email protected]   Ripon Society & Franklin Center Honor the “Unsung Heroes of Capitol Hill” with 10th Annual Bipartisan Luncheon “You have all had an undeniable role in keeping Congress functioning, and for that we owe …

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December 8, 2021 at 5:03 PM

Goeas Predicts GOP Takeover of the House in 2022 – and Possibly the Senate

For immediate release: December 8, 2021    Contact: [email protected]    Goeas Predicts GOP Takeover of the House in 2022 – and Possibly the Senate “The country is ready for Republicans to come forward -- not to tell them what we're against, but to tell them what we're for.…

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December 7, 2021 at 5:02 PM

Ripon Society National Survey finds that GOP has a clear advantage on the issues, but neither party has a majority of the electorate’s trust

For immediate release: December 7, 2021    Contact: [email protected]   Ripon Society Releases Results of 6th Annual National Survey Poll finds that GOP has a clear advantage on the issues, but neither party has a majority of the electorate’s trust   WASHINGTON, DC - With R…

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December 7, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “Indignation is useless if it exhausts itself in words instead of taking shape in deeds.” Letter to Samuel T. Dutton, November 24, 1915 To view past Teddy Tweets, please click here …

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December 2, 2021 at 5:02 PM

Walorski Pushes Plan to Provide Americans with Paid Family Leave and Affordable Child Care

For immediate release: December 2, 2021    Contact: [email protected]   Walorski Pushes Plan to Provide Americans with Paid Family Leave and Affordable Child Care “People want better ways to work.  They want paid time off and more flexible schedules. What they don't want ar…

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November 30, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “Public welfare depends upon general public prosperity, and the reformer whose reforms interfere with the general prosperity will accomplish little.” The Outlook, November 18, 1914 To vie…

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November 23, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “My fellow-citizens, no people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours.” Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1905 To view past Teddy Tweets, please click here 1155 15th S…

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November 22, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Pierce, Portman, and Brady Underscore the Need for a New Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. & U.K.

For immediate release: November 22, 2021     Contact: [email protected]   Pierce, Portman, and Brady Underscore the Need for a New Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. & U.K. “We need to be out there shaping the rules, opening the markets, and leveling the playing fiel…

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November 16, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “I thoroughly believe that success – the real success – does not depend upon the position you hold, but upon how you carry yourself in that position.” University of Cambridge, England, May 26, 1…

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November 11, 2021 at 5:02 PM

Ripon Society Hosts Luncheon Discussion with Geoff Antell, Chief of Staff to the Senate Republican Whip

News from The Ripon Society November 11, 2021 _____________________________________   Ripon Society Hosts Luncheon Discussion with Geoff Antell, Chief of Staff to the Senate Republican Whip WASHINGTON, DC — The Ripon Society held a luncheon discussion yesterday afternoo…

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November 9, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “The only practical politics is honest politics.” At Trinity Methodist Church, Newburgh, NY, February 28, 1900 To view past Teddy Tweets, please click here 1155 15th Street, NW, S…

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November 8, 2021 at 12:03 PM

Ripon Forum Publishes 3rd Annual Veterans Day Special Edition

For release: November 8, 2021 Contact: [email protected] Ripon Forum Publishes 3rd Annual Veterans Day Special Edition With essays by U.S. Sens. Dan Sullivan & Jerry Moran, and U.S. Reps. Tony Gonzales, Chrissy Houlahan, Van Taylor, Brad Wenstrup & Mike B…

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November 5, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Emmer Discusses Lessons of Virginia and GOP Message Heading into the Mid-Terms Next Year

For immediate release: November 5, 2021    Contact: [email protected]   “If you’re not paying attention to 200 parents showing up at a Loudoun school board meeting, you’re not paying attention.” Emmer Discusses Lessons of Virginia and GOP Message Heading into the Mid-Terms …

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November 2, 2021 at 11:02 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.” Speech in Denver, CO, August 19, 1910…

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October 29, 2021 at 4:03 PM

Blunt Critiques Democrats’ $1.75 Spending Bill to Expand the Welfare State

For immediate release: October 29, 2021    Contact: [email protected]   “I think they've got a real problem. They’ve tried to do way too much.” Blunt Critiques Democrats’ $1.75 Spending Bill to Expand the Welfare State   WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) appeared …

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October 26, 2021 at 11:02 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life; I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.” Speech in Des Moines, IA, November 4, 1910 …

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October 25, 2021 at 12:02 PM

LaHood & Krishnamoorthi Spearhead Bipartisan Effort to Confront Chinese Threat

For immediate release: October 25, 2021    Contact: [email protected]   LaHood & Krishnamoorthi Spearhead Bipartisan Effort to Confront Chinese Threat “They don’t respect anything but strength, and they think we're weak.”   WASHINGTON, DC – Darin LaHood is a Republican …

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October 22, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Wenstrup Discusses His Efforts to Improve Health Care for Americans

For immediate release: October 22, 2021      Contact: [email protected]   Wenstrup Discusses His Efforts to Improve Health Care for Americans “We’re trying to modernize and personalize medicine and create a healthier America.”   WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society held a din…

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October 19, 2021 at 11:01 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “The division between the worthy and the unworthy citizen must be drawn on conduct and character and not wealth or poverty.” Outlook, March 25, 1911 To view past Teddy Tweets, please click…

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October 13, 2021 at 4:03 PM

2021 Roosevelt Leadership Awards Presented to Rodney Davis, John Katko & Tom Rice

News from The Ripon Society & Franklin Center October 13, 2021 _____________________________________   2021 Roosevelt Leadership Awards Presented to Rodney Davis, John Katko & Tom Rice WASHINGTON, DC – At a dinner this past Thursday evening in Charlottesville, …

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