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LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Rep. Ben Cline (R-6th) said Republicans hope to hear solutions from President Joe Biden at Tuesday evening's State of the Union Address."We're hoping to hear some concrete solutions to get us out of the various crises that he has caused in this nation," Cline said during a House GOP press event.One of the issues he mentioned was energy independence, adding… Read more »

ROANOKE, Va. – Congressman Ben Cline was in Roanoke Tuesday to read to students at Fishburn Park Elementary School.As part of the school's "Fishburn Families Read Together" initiative, Cline read to kindergarten students as well as a 5th-grade class. He read the book "Mouse House, Senate Mouse," a book that gives kids an entertaining and educational look at the legislative… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., will introduce legislation Tuesday that aims to prevent organ transplant centers from denying unvaccinated Americans the right to receive or donate an organ.Cline is being joined by GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., Bob Good, R-Va., Rob Wittman, R-Va., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., and Rodney Davis, R-Ill., in introducing the Stop Arduous Vaccine Enforcement… Read more »

Republican Congressman Ben Cline is calling on President Joe Biden to address the rise in violent crime.This comes after Roanoke City saw several crimes involving gun violence in the last week.Cline said he would like to see more funding for police departments and harsher punishment for violent criminals to help bring the crime rate down.Continue reading... Read more »

President Joe Biden's administration has been "feckless" when it comes to using money allocated by Congress for COVID-19 testing, and the president has allowed the "radicals" in his administration to redirect that money toward support and housing for illegal immigrants, Rep. Ben Cline argued on Newsmax Wednesday.Continue reading... Read more »

Seeing dozens of Amherst County residents' faces brought a smile to the face of U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, the congressman said early Monday as he resumed in-person town halls for the first time since early 2020.Speaking to Amherst residents and later in the day to voters in Buena Vista and Highland County, Cline said officials are working to learn more about the omicron variant of the… Read more »

ROANOKE, Va. – Companies with more than 100 employees have just over a month to meet President Biden's new COVID-19 vaccine requirement."If you want to work with the federal government or do businesses, get vaccinated. This is not about freedom or personal choice. It's about protecting yourself and those around you," Biden said.But Virginia Congressman Ben Cline is fighting the… Read more »

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A Virginia Congressman is pushing back against federal vaccine mandates for Virginians.6th District Republican Ben Cline said the January 1 federal vaccine mandate is hurting local businesses, first responders and working families.Read more... Read more »

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - As the deadline for President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate draws closer, one Valley politician is saying it's not beneficial for economic recovery.The president's executive order includes about 2/3 of the U.S. workforce, requiring them to be vaccinated by Jan. 4.Rep. Ben Cline (R, 6th District) said the mandate is an overreach and will hopefully not go into… Read more »