Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) voted against the Continuing Resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, which extends the government funding deadline from the original date of December 16th to December 23rd. Passage of this spending bill will enable the Democrat Majority to buy additional time for a massive lame-duck spending bill in which House Republicans have… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) issued the following statement upon hearing the news of Virginia Delegate Ronnie Campbell’s passing.
“Elizabeth and I are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and our Delegate, Ronnie Campbell,” Rep. Cline said. “Ronnie served our community and Commonwealth with dedication and distinction. He made a… Read more »
FINCASTLE, VA – Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) hosted his fall Farm Tour across the southern half of Virginia’s Sixth Congressional District. The tour began with a roundtable breakfast with leaders in the agriculture industry in Raphine, and then visits to Huffman Livestock Margaret Ann Smith Farm in Lexington, C&F Farms (Cox & Frye Farms) in Roanoke, and… Read more »
WEYERS CAVE, VA – Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) hosted a higher education roundtable at the Blue Ridge Community College’s Weyers Cave Campus with Blue Ridge Community College President Dr. John Downey on ways to make higher education more affordable and accessible, which was attended by representatives from eight schools throughout the Sixth District.
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Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA-06) and Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) led a bipartisan letter to National Park Service (NPS) Director Charles Sams requesting that NPS institutes a policy that reserves spots for active-duty military, Gold Star families, and Veterans to enter lottery systems at national parks.
Currently, the NPS has a lottery system for several attractions at park… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA-06) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Stephanie Pollack demanding a complete breakdown of how funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has been used, following reports that FHWA issued guidance that would put projects designated to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) released the following statement regarding his vote against the continuing resolution H.R. 6833.
“Virginians are facing an inflation crisis, a fentanyl crisis resulting from an open border, an energy crisis, and a crime crisis – all created by President Biden and Democrats’ radical agenda,” Cline said. “Instead of… Read more »
Representative Ben Cline (VA-06) introduced the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (H.R. 8933), legislation that would require federal regulators to assess the full economic effects of proposed regulations on small businesses and consider alternative measures to reduce burdens before they act. The bill is co-sponsored by Representative Young Kim… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) announced the start of this year’s Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science, STEM, and coding.
“Improving computer science, coding, and STEM skills is essential for boosting innovation and economic prosperity,” Cline said. “My office is excited to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) issued the following statement slamming the House Democrats’ partisan passage of the “Inflation Acceleration Act” that spends billions to supersize the IRS, raises taxes on American families, manufacturers, and energy producers, and will do nothing to reduce the record-high inflation hurting Americans.
“Today, House… Read more »
