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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…

Rep. Cline sees Feeding Southwest Virginias mobile marketplace in action

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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Congressman Ben Cline (R-6) made the trip to Roanoke Thursday afternoon to see Feeding Southwest Virginia’s mobile marketplace in action. “They have created this mobile marketplace for healthy produce, something I’ve been advocating for many years since I was in the state house, when I worked with First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe, Terry…

House Republicans Call On Secretary Of Defense To Reconsider Vaccine Mandate In Light Of New CDC Guidance

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A group of House Republicans, led by Alabama Rep. Barry Moore, sent a letter Tuesday to the Department of Defense (DOD) calling on them to reconsider its vaccine mandate after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed its guidelines for the unvaccinated. In the letter, first obtained by the Daily Caller, Moore and nine other Republicans tell the Secretary of Defense…

Rep. Ben Cline to Newsmax: Biden WH's 'Hypocrisy Run Rampant'

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Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration is ''hypocrisy run rampant'' and its policies are hurting the American people. ''Throughout this administration, we've got hypocrisy run rampant right now,'' Cline said on ''Spicer & Co.'' 'They're talking about helping Americans by…

Congressman Ben Cline on Inflation Reduction Act, Mar-A-Lago

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After months of negotiations, a 755-page version of the Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate with the House expected to possibly pass it today. GOP Congressman Ben Cline, who represents Roanoke, said live on WFIR this morning that he won’t vote for it.  Read more here.

Cline: Inflation Reduction Act the worst is yet to come

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As we find ourselves in the Dog Days of summer, hardworking Virginians have felt the devastating impacts of one-party rule in Washington. Inflation is at a 40-year high, historic interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve have reduced purchasing power, gas prices are still too high, and two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth have confirmed what families already knew: our…