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Rep. Ben Cline introduces legislation to reduce regulations on small businesses

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(WSET) — Representative Ben Cline recently introduced the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Acts (H. R. 8933). Cline said the legislation would require federal regulators to assess the full economic effects of proposed regulations on small businesses and consider alternative measures to reduce burdens before they act. Read more here.

Rep. Cline to Newsmax: 'Mind-Boggling' Border Policies Ruining America

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It's been a week since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis helped send about 50 illegal immigrants to the Massachusetts beach community of Martha's Vineyard — a noted "sanctuary" city — as a means of calling attention to the migrant crisis at the United States-Mexico border. And yet, Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., says the majority of House…

GOP senators 'not on board' with House Republicans' ambitious Commitment to America: Rep. Ben Cline

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Republican Senators may need some prodding to embrace the Commitment to America, a new national campaign platform developed by House Republicans, says Virginia Republican Rep. Ben Cline.  The party manifesto, modeled on Newt Gingrich's 1994 Contract with America, serves as a road map to the legislative agenda House Republicans plan to pursue should they regain a majority in the…

Cline says no more mandates

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We reported to you this morning that President Joe Biden declared an end to the pandemic during an interview that aired last night on C-B-S’s 60 Minutes. Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline told W-S-V-A News if that is the case, then there should be no more mandates. The President’s declaration last night came after the World Health Organization said last week that the…

Virginians across the Commonwealth reflect on 21st anniversary of 9/11

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(WSET) — Many Virginia lawmakers and emergency services took the time to reflect on the 21st anniversary of September 11, 2001, on Sunday. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a statement ahead of the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. "Ahead of the anniversary of the September 11th attacks, we remember the…

Rep. Cline to Newsmax: Special Master 'Appropriate' in Trump Raid Investigation

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It was "appropriate" for a special master to be approved to oversee the examination of the documents seized from former President Donald Trump's home in August, as the Department of Justice and the intelligence community have a "poor track record" of acting in a nonpartisan way where he is concerned, Rep. Ben Cline said on Newsmax, Tuesday.  "It is continually disappointing to…

House Members Make Bipartisan Appeal to Biden: Dont Sign Nuclear Deal That Empowers Iran, Russia

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(CNSNews.com) – A bipartisan group of 50 U.S. House members urged President Biden on Thursday not to finalize an Iran nuclear deal before consulting with Congress, saying they were “deeply concerned about multiple provisions that reportedly may be contained in the final language of any agreement with the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.” The lawmakers…