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Gene Marrano | WFIR Donations are down, demand is up and current economic conditions like inflation and supply chain issues aren’t make it easier for food banks like Feeding Southwest Virginia. Salem-based Congressman Morgan Griffith was among those who took part in a community conversation this morning at the Salem warehouse – where he spoke about the upcoming Farm Bill that… Read more »

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Hannah Ray Lambert | FOX News As university enrollment and Americans' confidence in higher education decline, there's growing support for allowing veterans to use their GI Bill benefits to start a business rather than attend college. Proponents say the policy change could also alleviate the military's recruiting crisis. "In the past, the GI Bill college tuition grants was the… Read more »

Congressman Ben Cline along with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson hosted an Agriculture Listening Session with over 50 farmers and other agricultural industry leaders in Weyers Cave. Groups represented included the Virginia Farm Bureau, Virginia Agribusiness Council and other organizations focusing on the cattle, poultry, dairy, pork, and grain… Read more »

22 House Republicans: Kelly Armstrong, Jim Jordan, James Comer, Brian Fitzpatrick, Larry Bucshon M.D., Earl L “Buddy” Carter, Ben Cline, Lisa McClain, Jeff Duncan, Kevin Hern, Carol D. Miller, Richard Hudson, Wesley Hunt, John Curtis, Nathaniel Moran, August Pfluger, Byron Donalds, Pete Stauber, John Joyce, David G. Valadao, Diana Harshbarger, and Troy Balderson have come… Read more »

WEYERS CAVE — Rep. Ben Cline and House committee chair Glenn "GT" Thompson of Pennsylvania visited Maple Springs Farm on Monday, July 17, and hosted a roundtable discussion to specifically address the 2024 Farm Bill — that will replace the 2019 Farm Bill that is set to expire in September — with an array of voices in Virginia agriculture. Also in attendance was… Read more »

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(WSET) — On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA) which hopes to provide for the needs of service members and their families through a pay increase, while supplying the military with the extensive resources to counter the threats potentially hostile nations. The NDAA also includes a measure, which… Read more »

FBI Director Christopher Wray faced a grilling from lawmakers before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has been critical of Wray and the Justice Department, accusing it of misuse of resources for political purposes. Jordan's committee released a report on Tuesday about U.S. social media companies facilitating "censorship… Read more »

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday navigated hours of questions about the credibility of the bureau, as House Judiciary Committee Republicans increasingly seek to pin the agency as politically biased. Wray, a Trump appointee, was at times aided by Democrats who sought to defend the bureau’s actions by highlighting wrongdoing by Trump or his… Read more »