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Cline to Newsmax: Biden Behaving 'Childishly' Over Debt Ceiling

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President Joe Biden is sticking to his guns and showing no signs or willingness to negotiate with the GOP-led House on raising the debt ceiling, a member of the House Budget Committee, Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax. "The speaker stands ready to negotiate. It's the president who has said it's his way or the highway. He's behaving rather childishly: pouting and stomping his…

Truth and consequences: After origins of Biden laptop letter exposed, lawmakers seek penalties

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Congress now has compelling evidence that a letter from 51 security experts during the 2020 election falsely portraying the Hunter Biden laptop as a Russian influence operation was in fact Joe Biden campaign propaganda. Now armed with the truth, GOP lawmakers are looking to impose consequences for the organizers and the signatories. ... Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), a key voice on the House…

GOP Rep. Ben Cline Moves to Scrap Obama-Era Agency Pushing Green New Deal Regulations

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Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) and other House Republicans unveiled legislation on Thursday aimed at scrapping an Obama-era agency that pushes “Green New Deal”-style regulations... [Rep. Cline said...] "The Federal Insurance Office’s burdensome regulations and oppressive federal oversight of each state’s insurance market are glaring examples of the federal…

House Judiciary FISA Hearing to Examine How Spy Powers Have Been Weaponized Against Americans

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The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday will investigate how Section 702, a law that was designed to help combat terrorism, has been “weaponized against” Americans. Breitbart News first reported that the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next week on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) ahead of Section 702’s December reauthorization…

Exclusive Rep. Ben Cline: Republicans Are Sounding the Alarm on Violent Crime

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Republicans hope to raise awareness of the violent crime epidemic with the House Judiciary Committee’s “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan” hearing taking place in New York City Monday, Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily, emphasizing the three-pronged approach necessary to protect citizens from the lawlessness seen in New York…

Fiscal crisis nears as McCarthy takes debt ceiling plan to Wall Street

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"NEW YORK — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proclaimed Monday that Republicans would not allow the government to default on its debts, even as he labored to sell Wall Street on a risky fiscal showdown with the White House that could unleash vast economic turmoil. Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange, McCarthy (R-Calif.) affirmed his party’s plan to seize on a rapidly…

House Republicans chart new strategy to pressure Biden, Democrats

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WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans will try to agree on a plan to lift the federal $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and cut government spending when Congress returns this week, after being stymied for months by Democratic President Joe Biden's demands they do so without conditions... "Getting us all on the same page is a challenge. But it's not impossible and I'm…