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  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
August 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week  “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“Sometimes in life, both at school and afterwards, fortune will go against anyone, but if he just keeps pegging away and don’t lose his courage things always take a turn for the better…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
August 6, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week  “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“Centuries must pass before the wound not only scars over but becomes completely forgotten, and the memory becomes a bond of union and not a cause of division. It is our business to sh…
  Ripon Media · [email protected]
July 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM

"Meacham Discusses Legacy of George H.W. Bush in Keynote Address at the Library of Congress"

"Meacham Discusses Legacy of George H.W. Bush in Keynote Address at the Library of Congress" For immediate release: July 30, 2024Contact: [email protected] Discusses Legacy of George H.W. Bush in Keynote Address at the Library of CongressWASHINGTON, DC –  A crowd of over 130 …
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
July 30, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week  “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“Americanism means the virtues of honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood – the virtues that made America.”Theodore RooseveltLetter to the Congress of Constructive PatriotismJa…
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July 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Ambassador Yamada, Reps. Kim & Bera See U.S.-Japan Alliance as Key to Peace

Ambassador Yamada, Reps. Kim & Bera See U.S.-Japan Alliance as Key to Peace For immediate release: July 26, 2024Contact: [email protected] Yamada, Reps. Kim & Bera See U.S.-Japan Alliance as Key to Peace“We are indispensable partners, not only in matters of securit…
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July 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Hill Leads Effort to Ensure the Federal Government Helps – not Hinders – the Development of Artificial Intelligence

Hill Leads Effort to Ensure the Federal Government Helps – not Hinders – the Development of Artificial Intelligence  For immediate release: July 24, 2024Contact: [email protected]“AI is a tool to be used to boost productivity in all kinds of extraordinary scientific, business, comme…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
July 23, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week  “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena."Theodore Roosevelt“Citizen in a Republic,” Speech at the Sorbonne in ParisApril 23, 1910View past Teddy TweetsThe Ripon Soc…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
July 16, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week  “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“If next November my countrymen confirm at the polls the action of the convention you represent, I shall, under Providence, continue to work with an eye single to the welfare of all ou…
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July 12, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Latta Promotes the Importance of Broadband Deployment and Other Priorities for the Energy & Commerce Committee in the Coming Year

Latta Promotes the Importance of Broadband Deployment and Other Priorities for the Energy & Commerce Committee in the Coming Year  For immediate release: July 12, 2024Contact: [email protected]“My goal always has been to see how much I can give back, because I’ve been blessed.”L…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
July 9, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week  “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“The country has stood a great deal in the past and can stand a great deal more in the future.”Theodore RooseveltLetter to his sister, BamieJune 8, 1884View past Teddy TweetsThe Ripon …
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
July 2, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“It is a good thing, on the Fourth of July for us to come together, and we have the right to express our pride in what our forefathers did, and our joy in the abundant greatness of this…
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June 28, 2024 at 11:59 AM

WEEKEND READ: "Restoring to Congress the Power of the Purse" -- by Tim Penny & Nolan McCarty

WEEKEND READ: "Restoring to Congress the Power of the Purse" -- by Tim Penny & Nolan McCarty From The Ripon ForumJune 2024https://riponsociety.org/article/restoring-to-congress-the-power-of-the-purse/Restoring to Congress the Power of the Purseby Tim Penny & Nolan McCartyThe Cons…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
June 25, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“That man is the best American who has in him the American spirit, the American soul.”Theodore RooseveltSpeech in New York CityMarch 17, 1905View past Teddy TweetsThe Ripon Society is a…
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June 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM

WEEKEND READ: "How Congress can Tame the Administrative State" -- by Kevin Kosar

WEEKEND READ: "How Congress can Tame the Administrative State" -- by Kevin Kosar All told, the Biden Admin. has issued nearly 250 significant rules since taking office in 2021, a pace that far exceeds any previous president. From The Ripon ForumJune 2024https://riponsociety.org/article/…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
June 18, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“As the years roll by, and as all of us, wherever we dwell, grow to feel . . . a peculiar sense of pride in the mightiest of the mighty men . . . the man whose blood was shed for the un…
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June 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM

“STRENGTHENING THE FIRST BRANCH” - Latest Ripon Forum Examines How Congress Can Reclaim Its Rightful Role in Government

“STRENGTHENING THE FIRST BRANCH” - Latest Ripon Forum Examines How Congress Can Reclaim Its Rightful Role in Government Latest Ripon Forum Examines How Congress Can Reclaim Its Rightful Role in Government  For immediate release: June 13, 2024Contact: [email protected]“STRENGTHENING…
  Ripon Media · [email protected]
June 13, 2024 at 11:59 AM

“STRENGTHENING THE FIRST BRANCH” - Latest Ripon Forum Examines How Congress Can Reclaim Its Rightful Role in Government

“STRENGTHENING THE FIRST BRANCH” - Latest Ripon Forum Examines How Congress Can Reclaim Its Rightful Role in Government Latest Ripon Forum Examines How Congress Can Reclaim Its Rightful Role in Government  For immediate release: June 13, 2024Contact: [email protected]“STRENGTHENING…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
June 11, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“Strength should go hand in hand with courtesy, with scrupulous regard in word and deed, not only for the rights, but for the feelings, of other countries.”Theodore RooseveltSpeech in W…
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June 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Capito Questions $50 Million EPA Grant to “Anti-American” Group

Capito Questions $50 Million EPA Grant to “Anti-American” Group WASHINGTON, DC – In remarks yesterday morning before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) called on the For immediate release: June 7, 2024Contact: [email protected] Que…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
June 4, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“A really great people, proud and high-spirited, would face all the disasters of war rather than purchase that base prosperity which is bought at the price of national honor.” Theodore …
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
May 28, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“They have died with high honor, and not in vain; for it is they, and those like them, who have saved the soul of the world.”Theodore RooseveltLetter to James Bryce following the death …
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May 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Ernst Blasts President for Heavy-Handed Regulatory Approach

Ernst Blasts President for Heavy-Handed Regulatory Approach WASHINGTON, DC – In remarks yesterday morning before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) blasted the Biden Administr For immediate release: May 24, 2024Contact: [email protected]“Bidenomic…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
May 21, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“No one quality or virtue is enough; vigor, honesty, sound judgement – all are needed in order to succeed.”Theodore RooseveltThe Key to Success in Life1916View past Teddy TweetsThe Ripo…
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May 16, 2024 at 3:59 PM

McMorris Rodgers Strikes Upbeat Tone as She Reflects on Her Time in Office and the Challenges That Lie Ahead

McMorris Rodgers Strikes Upbeat Tone as She Reflects on Her Time in Office and the Challenges That Lie Ahead “I am optimistic that -- in the midst of a difficult Congress and a difficult time in the country -- we are going to continue to get things done.” For immediate release: May 16, …
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
May 14, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society““I firmly believe that some method will be devised by which the people of the world as a whole, will be able to insure peace, as it can not now be insured. How soon that end will come,…
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May 11, 2024 at 12:59 PM

WEEKEND READ -- "The Emerging Threat of BRICS" - by Gregory Zerzan

WEEKEND READ -- "The Emerging Threat of BRICS" - by Gregory Zerzan Led by Russia and China, this nine-nation coalition has one goal — to weaken the United States From The Ripon ForumApril 2024https://riponsociety.org/article/the-emerging-threat-of-brics/The Emerging Threat of BRICSLed b…
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May 10, 2024 at 11:59 AM

Goeas Discusses Stakes of Upcoming Election and Results of Latest Battleground Poll

Goeas Discusses Stakes of Upcoming Election and Results of Latest Battleground Poll WASHINGTON, DC — As election season is nearly in full swing, veteran Republican pollster Ed Goeas For immediate release: May 10, 2024Contact: [email protected] Discusses Stakes of Upcoming Elec…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
May 7, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“In order to get good citizenship the average man must have honesty, he must have courage, and united to them he must have the saving grace of common sense.”Theodore RooseveltSpeech in …
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May 3, 2024 at 11:59 AM

WEEKEND READ -- "Taxes: What’s at Stake in 2025" - by Kevin Brady

WEEKEND READ -- "Taxes: What’s at Stake in 2025" - by Kevin Brady Next year, Congress and the White House will be presented with a one-in-a-generation opportunity to revisit America's tax policies From The Ripon ForumApril 2024https://riponsociety.org/article/taxes-whats-at-stake-in-202…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
April 30, 2024 at 11:00 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

Teddy Tweet of the Week Weekly wisdom from our nation's 26th president “Teddy Tweets”Theodore Roosevelt’s Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society“Honesty, rigid honesty, is a root virtue; if not present, no other virtue can atone for its lack.” Theodore Roosevelt“The Key to Success…
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April 29, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Creative Coalition President Tim Daly Discusses Importance of the Arts

For immediate release: April 29, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Creative Coalition President Tim Daly Discusses Importance of the Arts “Artists  are able to tell stories and are able to move people in a way that other forms of communication can’t .” WASHINGT…
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April 25, 2024 at 12:04 PM

"It's Time to Refocus on Latin America: Bill Cassidy Urges Congress to Counter Growing Influence of China in Western Hemisphere"

For immediate release: April 25, 2024 Contact: [email protected] “IT’S TIME TO REFOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA” In Latest Ripon Forum, Bill Cassidy Urges Congress to Counter Growing Influence of China in Western Hemisphere Plus, Kevin Brady reveals what’s at stake in 2025 w…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
April 23, 2024 at 11:06 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “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.” Theodore Roosevelt Remarks …
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April 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM

As Congress Debates Foreign Aid, Feenstra & Pfluger Push to Address Crisis Here at Home

For immediate release: April 19, 2024 Contact: [email protected] As Congress Debates Foreign Aid, Feenstra & Pfluger Push to Address Crisis Here at Home “What's happening at the southern border is the deconstruction of the rule of law.”  WASHINGTON, DC — …
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April 17, 2024 at 12:04 PM

Moore & Yakym Push to Get Federal Spending Under Control

For immediate release: April 17, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Moore & Yakym Push to Get Federal Spending Under Control “The fact that we haven’t reformed our budget process in 50 years is just totally outrageous.” WASHINGTON, DC — With millions of Amer…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
April 16, 2024 at 11:04 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “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.”  Theodore Roosevelt The Stren…
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April 15, 2024 at 12:04 PM

Ripon Society Announces Two New Leaders of Congressional Advisory Board

For immediate release: April 15, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Ripon Society Announces Two New Leaders of Congressional Advisory Board Also unveils updated, more mobile-friendly website WASHINGTON, DC — The Ripon Society today announced two new leaders of i…
  Ripon Media · [email protected]
April 13, 2024 at 1:02 PM

WEEKEND REVIEW - "Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society" - from The Ripon Forum

From The Ripon Forum https://riponsociety.org/article/everyday-freedom/ Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society By Lou Zickar   For nearly 30 years now, author and attorney Philip Howard has been one of the leading voices for good governm…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
April 9, 2024 at 11:04 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “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.” Theodore Roosevel…
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April 5, 2024 at 12:06 PM

WEEKEND READ - "Conservatives Must Seize the Opportunity to Lead on Education. Here’s How..."

From The Ripon Forum https://riponsociety.org/article/conservatives-must-seize-the-opportunity-to-lead-on-education/ Conservatives Must Seize the Opportunity to Lead on Education. Here's How ... By Frederick M. Hess & Michael McShane   Chaotic campuses rife with…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
April 2, 2024 at 11:03 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “I have studied history a good deal and it is a matter of rather grim amusement to me to listen to the praise bestowed on our national past at the expense of our national present.” Theodore Ro…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 11:04 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “I wonder if you know how much good you do when you go into this active, practical work. It is a help to every man in the country who is striving for decent politics.” Theodore Roosevelt A L…
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March 25, 2024 at 4:04 PM

ICYMI: "Cole reaches for Appropriations gavel as House leadership churns" -- from the Tulsa World

from the TuslaWorld https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/cole-reaches-for-appropriations-gavel-as-house-leadership-churns/article_9a048388-e88b-11ee-b1bd-c3aeda2851f3.html   Coles Reaches for Appropriations Gavel as House Leadership Churns …
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March 22, 2024 at 4:03 PM

WEEKEND READ: "The Obesity Epidemic: What Americans Can Do" -- by Anand Parekh, MD

From The Ripon Forum https://riponsociety.org/article/the-obesity-epidemic/ The Obesity Epidemic: What Americans Can Do By Anand Parekh, MD   Obesity is the most important health challenge facing America today.   Even beyond its contribution to lower life expectancy…
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March 21, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Hern Spearheads Effort to Balance the Budget

For immediate release: March 21, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Hern Spearheads Effort to Balance the Budget "We're trying to shrink the deficit so that spending matches revenue – something every single American has to do." WASHINGTON, DC — As the federal go…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 11:04 AM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “Good laws can do much. Good administration of the laws can do much. We must have both.” Theodore Roosevelt Speech in Redlands, California May 7, 1903 To view past Teddy Tweets, please…
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March 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM

WEEKEND READ: "Can Europe Defend Itself Without U.S. Support?" -- by Hans Binnendijk

From The Ripon Forum https://riponsociety.org/article/nato-at-75/ NATO At 75: Can Europe Defend Itself Without U.S. Support? By HANS BINNENDIJK   NATO will celebrate its 75th anniversary at the Washington Summit this summer. Most people retire before turning 75, but…
  Jim Conzelman · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 12:04 PM

Teddy Tweet of the Week

"Teddy Tweets" Theodore Roosevelt's Weekly Wisdom Presented by The Ripon Society “For my fellow countrymen, you can never afford to forget at one moment that in the long run anything that is of benefit to one part of our republic is of necessity a benefit to all the Republic…
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March 11, 2024 at 5:14 PM

LaHood & Krishnamoorthi Praise Work – and Collegial Approach – of Select Committee on China

For immediate release: March 11, 2024 Contact: [email protected] LaHood & Krishnamoorthi Praise Work – and Collegial Approach – of Select Committee on China “It may be the best thing this Congress has done in a bipartisan way.” WASHINGTON, DC —  In remark…
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March 8, 2024 at 5:03 PM

Joyce Leads Efforts to Provide Lifesaving Cures for Americans

For immediate release: March 8, 2024 Contact: [email protected] Joyce Leads Efforts to Provide Lifesaving Cures for Americans "31 million people are waiting for Congress to act." WASHINGTON, DC — As medical research and development continues to make leaps and…