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Cline says no to debt ceiling legislation

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... Sixth District Rep. Ben Cline, R-Botetourt, indicated his vote in a Wednesday morning Facebook post. “I came to Washington four years ago to drain the Swamp, not to make it deeper,” Cline said. “That’s why I CANNOT in good conscience vote for this roughly $4 trillion debt increase “deal,” which can only be characterized as a capitulation to the…

Rep. Cline to Newsmax: Committee Will Hear From Durham on FBI

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... "He's going to be able to tell us exactly how the FBI lied to the American people, how they used the Steele dossier when they knew it was false and based on false premises, and how it was pushed to use the FISA [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] warrants to spy on the Trump campaign in 2016," Cline said on Newsmax's "Wake Up America." ... Read more here.

Democrats, GOP trade barbs over who Americans should blame for a debt crisis: 'It's pretty obvious'

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... Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., in charge of the RSC’s budget taskforce, shared a similar sentiment regarding the other side of the aisle. "Absolutely – they’re the ones who have been delaying the whole time, they’re the ones who want to keep spending, and continue to keep punting on responsibility for this enormous debt that this country’s incurred," Cline said.…

House Republicans are dealmaking newbies and that could be a problem

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...“The Freedom Caucus stands behind the House-passed bill and behind our speaker,” said Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), a member of that ultraconservative group. “This is the first time most of us in the Freedom Caucus have ever voted for a debt limit increase. And it’s only because it was accompanied by such strong conservative reforms.” ... Read more here.

150 new jobs expected with construction company expansion in Botetourt County

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BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Altec Industries, a global industrial machinery manufacturer, will invest $1.4 million to expand the production of Altec’s construction equipment product line in Botetourt County, according to Governor Glenn Youngkin. Virginia competed with other states for the project, creating 150 jobs and additional investment in the existing…

Conservatives make last-minute push for border security in debt ceiling package

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In a letter to the bipartisan leaders negotiating a debt limit compromise, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) argued the migrant influx at the Southern border is — like the threat of default — a crisis facing the country. The group is pushing to attach the GOP’s House-passed border bill to any deal that lifts the government’s borrowing cap. ... “The…