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On October 4, 2022, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA-06) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Stephanie Pollack demanding a complete breakdown of how funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has been used, following reports that FHWA issued… Read more »

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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. Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

(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… Read more »

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The world is mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II and here in the Commonwealth, the sentiment is the same. Countless Virginia lawmakers and leaders shared their thoughts and prayers for the monarch amid news of her passing. Read more here. Read more »

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… Read more »

(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… Read more »