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(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 »

Congressman Ben Cline visited Parry McCluer High School Monday to present framed copies of remarks he recently made on the House floor congratulating the boys basketball team and the boys indoor track and field team to the respective teams.Continue Reading... Read more »

A proposal by the federal government to redefine the population criteria for what constitutes a metropolitan statistical area has the attention of Harrisonburg City officials, but they're not ready to offer an opinion.On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ben Cline (R), whose district includes Harrisonburg, joined about 50 other members of Congress in signing a letter opposing the proposed change to the… Read more »

BUEANA VISTA, Va. (WSET) — Congressman Ben Cline feels that Gov. Northam needs to allow more parents and students in stadiums immediately.Earlier in March, Cline wrote to Gov. Northam to address his concerns. Cline feels that fans can safely distance outside in fresh air with masks on.Continue reading... Read more »

More than a dozen Democrat members of the House of Representatives flipped their position during a vote on Thursday on a piece of anti-gun legislation.Just two years ago, 26 Democrats voted for an amendment that would ensure that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is alerted if an illegal alien attempts to purchase a firearm, which they are prohibited from doing. Several of those… Read more »

ROANOKE, Va. – After Gov. Ralph Northam recently loosened COVID-19 restrictions for outdoor high school sporting events, some Virginia Congressmen feel they're still too restrictive.On Thursday, Rep. Ben Cline and Rep. Bob Good, both Republicans, wrote to the Democratic governor urging him to increase the maximum number of spectators allowed at games to 50% capacity or 500 people.He… Read more »

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - As the Senate weighs President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA 06) is defending his vote against that bill in the House."It's a partisan bill funding Democrat priorities, not COVID bipartisan priorities," Cline said. "If we were to scale it back and make it directly related to COVID, I think that would be something that I would… Read more »

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The 117th Congress was sworn in at the start of the year.Since then, a lot has transpired including the Capitol insurrection, President Trump's second impeachment, and the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States.Republican Congressman Ben Cline serves as Virginia's 6th district representative in the U.S. House of… Read more »

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) — It was just like any other Friday at Monument Terrace in Lynchburg.Dozens of veterans from multiple organizations gathered for the Support Our Troops rally. It's something that's been going on every Friday since 2001, through sun, snow, and rain.Friday, Jan. 29, however, held a special meeting for some of the rally's founders.It's the 1,000th consecutive… Read more »

Thursday, Congressman Ben Cline announced that he will host a district-wide Telephone Town Hall. Cline will be joined on this call by the chairman of the Congressional Doctors Caucus, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-01), and Dr. Laura Kornegay, health director for the Central Shenandoah Health District.The telephone town hall will take place Monday, Dec. 21, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Constituents… Read more »