Agriculture isn’t just an industry in Virginia; it’s a way of life.
From the pastures of Rockbridge County to the fields of the Shenandoah Valley, farming has shaped our Commonwealth’s economy and character for generations. In the Sixth district alone, agriculture produces more than $1.4 billion in output each year and provides more than $270 million in wages. Behind those numbers are… Read more »
When the government ground to a halt two weeks ago, we felt it immediately in Virginia. But it did not happen because House Republicans failed to act — we did our job and passed a bill to fund the government.
Every single Republican member of Virginia’s House delegation voted to fund the government, keep it open, and ensure that essential services for our constituents continued without… Read more »
The American Dream is back in reach and our nation is back on the path to prosperity, security, and sanity, thanks to the actions of the House of Representatives last week. With the House’s passage of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” we’ve shown that it is possible to return common sense to our government, protect taxpayers, secure our borders, and chart a course for national… Read more »
In just 100 days, President Donald Trump has reignited a movement and reset the trajectory of the United States. He is a leader who is doing exactly what he promised on the campaign trail, and the early results are turning the country in the right direction at last.
The contrast with the prior administration could not be sharper — and nowhere is that clearer than in immigration policy.… Read more »
On Sept. 5, 2024, exactly two months before Election Day, then-candidate Donald Trump announced that if he became president again, he would enlist entrepreneur Elon Musk to lead an effort to cut government waste.
“I will create a government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and… Read more »
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Rep. Ben Cline
October 10th, 2023
When I came to Congress in 2019, I was fortunate enough to receive an appointment to the Judiciary Committee. Serving with Jim on the Judiciary Committee, I’ve seen his leadership traits firsthand and I know those skills are exactly what the House of Representatives needs right now.\
Everyone knows Jim is tenacious and he is dogged.… Read more »
In 1996, President Bill Clinton declared that “the era of big government is over.”
That same year, then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) recalled being “pilloried” by his fellow Democrats for “suggesting that there be a mandatory work requirement for anyone receiving welfare.”
How things change.
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It used to be a point of agreement that work… Read more »
I recently spent three days visiting the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma, Arizona, with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
Having visited the Southern border on two previous occasions, I saw and heard firsthand accounts of the disastrous impact that President Joe Biden’s border policy is having on our law enforcement, Border Patrol, and entire communities in Arizona and… Read more »
President Joe Biden’s open border policies have created not only humanitarian, national security and economic crises, but also a mounting drug crisis, from which the cartels have made millions. The drug crisis, in particular, has been a devastating tragedy to our nation and commonwealth, and addressing it starts with securing our southern border.
The American people deserve the… Read more »
As we find ourselves in the Dog Days of summer, hardworking Virginians have felt the devastating impacts of one-party rule in Washington. Inflation is at a 40-year high, historic interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve have reduced purchasing power, gas prices are still too high, and two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth have confirmed what families already knew: our… Read more »
