RAPHINE, Va. (WDBJ) - "We get about 2,000 trucks a day," explained Bobby Berkstresser, the owner of White's Travel Center. "We actually do about 5,000 cash register transactions a day, so not just truck drivers but tourists and locals, a combination of everybody."White's Travel Center is a busy place."White's is at the intersection of 81 and 64," said Dr. Rob Marsh. "And so this is a big… Read more »
6th District Congressman Ben Cline dropped into meet the new Chamber of Commerce Executive Director.On Friday May 21, Congressman Ben Cline met with Khari Ryder, the new Executive Director of the Botetourt County Chamber of Commerce, as well as with Jennifer Vance, the Marketing and Events Coordinator at the Chamber.Continue reading... Read more »
Congressman Ben Cline has announced his office's participation in the 2021 Congressional Art Competition.The Congressional Art Competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives and is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia.Continue reading... Read more »
BUENA VISTA, Va. (WSET) — One of our local lawmakers made a stop in Buena Vista at a vaccine clinic Wednesday afternoon.Congressman Ben Cline went around chatting with residents as they waited for their turn at the shot.Continue reading... Read more »
ROANOKE, Va – As COVID-19 vaccine supply increases across the Roanoke Valley, Congressman Ben Cline paid a visit to one of the largest vaccination sites in the region.Hundreds and sometimes thousands of people get vaccinated here at the Berglund Center almost every day."We've got folks from all over the community working together to make sure that everybody wants to get vaccinated,"… Read more »
A bipartisan bill introduced by Virginia 6th District Rep. Ben Cline, R-Botetourt, and New York 10th District Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-New York City, was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 27, according to the U.S. federal legislative information system. The bill, the COVID–19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021, builds on both the CARES Act of 2020 and a previous… Read more »
ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — Congressman Ben Cline is part of a group in Washington trying to break the political gridlock.As a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, Cline isn't very optimistic the Biden Administration can stem the flow of migrants at the border without doing one thing first.Continue reading.... Read more »
SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - With a quarter of all Virginians at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) is easing health and safety restrictions.
The latest beneficiaries are outdoor sports and entertainment venues.
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(WHSV) — Congressman Ben Cline issued a statement following Governor Ralph Northam's decision to ease some COVID-19 restrictions regarding capacity limits in the Commonwealth.According to a press release from Cline's office, the congressman wrote to Northam earlier this month to urge him to increase the maximum number of spectators allowed at outdoor high school sporting… Read more »
(Gray DC) - With the Democrats now in control of the House, Senate and White House, change is happening. Most recently, a historic spending bill – the American Rescue Plan – was put in place in response to the coronavirus crisis.Virginia GOP Congressman Ben Cline, who sits on key committees that will oversee future spending proposals, weighs in on these current spending… Read more »
