A spicy dish of politics was served alongside lunch at a Salem restaurant Thursday, where a city council member doubted the national government, and U.S. Rep. Ben Cline said he is practicing “aggressive incrementalism” as part of a Republican House majority planning to “push the envelope,” in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Rep. Ben Cline addresses labor force, poverty, drug addiction and other issues during at town hall-style event for residents of Salem, Roanoke and Roanoke County at Lydia's Italian Kitchen Thursday, February 16, 2023, in Salem.
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Rep. Ben Cline (R-6th) held his first Winchester town hall Tuesday, giving residents a chance to hear about some of the issues capturing headlines in Washington and answering questions from a sizeable crowd at Piccadilly's Public House...
"My goal is to hear from a wide range of people, and I want to have town halls in places I didn't win," Cline said. "Each region in my district is… Read more »
President Biden’s second State of the Union address is tomorrow night at 8 – you can hear it live then on WFIR. Congress is also dealing with the debt ceiling issue, and a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon that spent several days traversing the country until it was shot down over the weekend by the U.S. Military. Joining us live by phone once again to comment on all… Read more »
ROANOKE, Va. – Robert Wilkin has spent decades trying to find his father’s Medal of Honor after he was first awarded it back when he was a child. Wilkin’s father was U.S. Army Corporal Edward Wilkin. Cpl. Wilkin repeatedly went ahead of his unit and engaged the German forces alone, and later evacuated wounded soldiers from the battlefield despite heavy enemy fire.… Read more »
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - One man in Roanoke was finally reunited with his father’s Medal of Honor after years of searching... Bob continued to search for decades - but never found the medal no matter where he looked. So he called Cline for help. “That is something our team does but this one was a little unique,” said Cline. Cline’s staffers asked the U.S. Army to… Read more »
Feb. 03, 2023 - 6:34 - Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., discusses concerns around drug cartels on the southern border and U.S.-China relations. Read more here.
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Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax that his constituents are "furious" over the decision by AT&T/DirecTV to drop Newsmax. Cline made his remarks on Thursday's "National Report." "My constituents are furious because they rely on Newsmax for information that cuts through all the woke rhetoric to actually provide people in the Shenandoah and Roanoke valleys with… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHSV) - Congressman Ben Cline announced that he has been appointed to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration for the 118th Congress. Rep. Cline said, “Agriculture plays a critical role in America’s economic growth, and it is the number one industry in Virginia’s Sixth Congressional… Read more »
Sixth District Rep. Ben Cline (R-Botetourt) has been selected to chair the House’s Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight. The subcommittee, part of the House Judiciary Committee, has jurisdiction over the responsiveness of agencies, departments and entities to oversight requests of the committee, according to a description on the committee website.… Read more »
