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WEYERS CAVE — Congressman Ben Cline paid a trip to an Augusta County farm on Wednesday morning as a part of an agriculture tour of the Shenandoah Valley with the Republican leader of the House Agriculture Committee Glenn Thompson.Cline, R-Botetourt, and Thompson, R-Pa., toured Cave View Farms in Weyers Cave, a dairy farm co-owned by the Augusta County Board of Supervisors chairman… Read more »

ROCKINGHAM — It's a process the Pennsylvania congressman has been through before — helping craft the next federal Farm Bill.U.S. Rep. Glenn "G.T." Thompson, R-Penn., joined Rep. Ben Cline, R-Botetourt, for a tour of Shenandoah Valley agricultural operations on Wednesday as they seek input on the federal legislation. Thompson is the senior Republican on the House Agriculture… Read more »

RAPHINE, Va (WSET) — Lawmakers are looking into the needs of farmers in our area as a bill that supports them is set to expire soon.Republican Congressman Ben Cline toured the Shenandoah Valley with Glenn "GT" Thompson, republican leader of the House Agriculture Committee, to hear the voices of our local farmers.Continue reading... Read more »

(WSET) — Married couples could face tax penalties in a new proposed bill.The House Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending bill changes the formula for the earned income tax credit -- by taxing married couples more.Continue reading... Read more »

(WSET) — The Biden Administration's new proposal would have banks submit annual reports on any account with transactions or activity over $600 to the IRS, and lawmakers are divided."They shouldn't be in our personal lives looting around," said Republican Congressman Ben Cline.Continue reading... Read more »

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Virginia's 6th District Republican Congressman Ben Cline is confident Democrats can go it alone on the spending plans they would like to enact.Cline believes Democrats hold all the cards to get bills passed on infrastructure and human infrastructure as well as avert the debt ceiling crisis.Continue reading... Read more »

Representative Ben Cline (R-VA), a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committees, talked about congressional action on infrastructure and reconciliation legislation, as well as government funding and debt limit deadlines.Watch Here Read more »

Virginia Republican Ben Cline weighs in on Democrats' spending push and president's sinking approval ratings on 'The Evening Edit'Wacth Here Read more »

In a letter led by California Republican Rep. Young Kim Friday, 19 GOP House members called on the Biden administration to adhere to congressional demands for increased "substantive briefings" on the situation in Afghanistan."Since the August 31st deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Members of Congress have received little to no engagement from this Administration on… Read more »

As we remember those who perished on this day 20 years ago, let us be mindful that freedom is not free and has been paid for with the blood and treasure of Americans both civilian and military since the inception of our country. In three separate incidents, the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and in a field outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania, our Nation and its institutions were maliciously… Read more »