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NEWS
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Panetta and Moore on Baseball, Bipartisanship, and the 91st Congressional Game
WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange welcomed two players from opposite dugouts — Congressmen Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) and Blake Moore (R-UT-01) — for a discussion about one of Capitol Hill’s most beloved bipartisan traditions.
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WASHINGTON, DC – House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) discussed the priorities and progress of the 119th Congress, highlighting landmark legislation on housing, digital assets, and capital formation — and outlining the committee’s path to the finish line before the end of the term.
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WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society held a breakfast discussion yesterday morning with two leading voices in the fight to get spending under control – House Financial Services Vice-Chair Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) President Maya MacGuineas.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) will discuss the legislative agenda heading into summer and the message of the House Republican Conference as Americans begin thinking about the mid-term elections later this year.
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House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (MI-02) will discuss the agenda and current priorities of the committee, including the U.S. strategy to maintain leadership in the AI race, the threat posed by Chinese-connected vehicles and technology in American critical infrastructure, critical minerals, and issues regarding Taiwan.
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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.
TEDDY TWEETS
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“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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“The vital thing for the nation no less than the individual to remember is that, while dreaming and talking both have their uses, these uses must chiefly exist in seeing the dream realized and the talk turned into action.” Stafford Little Lecture at Princeton University, November 1917
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“We call to mind the deaths of those who died that the nation might live, who wagered all that life holds dear for the great prize of death in battle.” Remarks on Memorial Day, Arlington, Virginia, May 30, 1902
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.