Energy

Rep. Cline Leads Colleagues in Letter to Biden On Strong Opposition To The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard

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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) led his colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden, demanding that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) do not move forward with adopting the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as the minimum energy efficiency standard.  In April of this year, HUD and…

RSC Budget & Spending Taskforce Chair Rep. Cline Announces Release of FY 2025 RSC Budget, “Fiscal Sanity to Save America”

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WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) and the Republican Study Committee released its annual budget for fiscal year 2025. The budget serves as a comprehensive blueprint for conservative governance and was produced by the RSC Budget and Spending Task Force, which Congressman Cline currently chairs.  President Biden’s reckless spending has created devastating…

RSC Budget & Spending Taskforce Chair Cline Announces Release of FY 2024 RSC Budget, Protect Americas Economic Security

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  Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) and the Republican Study Committee released its annual alternative budget for fiscal year 2024. The budget serves as a comprehensive blueprint for conservative governance and was produced by the RSC Budget and Spending Task Force. Congressman Cline currently chairs that task force. The reckless policies of President Biden and Congressional…

U.S. Rep. Cline fields questions about shootings, education and national politicsU.S. Rep. Cline fields questions about shootings, education and national politics

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Education, rising interest rates, implications of a looming rail strike and gun control were some of the concerns community members took up with Republican U.S. Rep. Ben Cline at an area town hall meeting Tuesday. The town hall, which was held at the Bridgewater VFW, was the first time since January 2020 in the Rockingham County and Harrisonburg area where voters could meet face to face…

Cline visits with Shenandoah County constituents before heading to 'the swamp'

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MOUNT JACKSON — Bolstering the United States’ border with Mexico, reining in spending by the Biden administration and encouraging energy independence for America are some of the top initiatives for Rep. Ben Cline as he heads into his next term. Cline (R-Botetourt) discussed those and several other of his goals on Tuesday afternoon during a town hall meeting with about 20…

Rep. Cline welcomes new Republican majority in U.S. House

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WAYNESBORO — The November midterm elections narrowly gave the U.S. House a Republican majority, and newly re-elected 6th District Rep. Ben Cline thinks that favors his political agenda. “The view I have is the federal government is too big, does too much and needs to rein in spending,” Cline, R-Botetourt County, said Monday during a town hall at the Waynesboro Elks…

Former WH Economic Adviser Stunned by Biden's Latest Decision Regarding Chevron

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President Biden is being hammered for his decision to allow Chevron to resume pumping oil in Venezuela, with former White House Economic Adviser Stephen Moore saying the move makes “absolutely no sense.” The Treasury Department announced Saturday that it was giving Chevron the green light to pump in the socialist country for the first time in years in a joint venture with the…

GOP Rep. Cline: Were Seeing Spike in Energy Prices and It Will Get Worse

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On Thursday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Wake Up America,” Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) reacted to the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation numbers by stating that we’re seeing large inflation in energy and that’s before a projected 17% increase in the price of heating bills. Cline said, “Well, still holding steady month-over-month at 0.4%. And…

Rep. Cline to Newsmax: 'Rough Winter' Ahead Due to Energy Costs

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Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax's "Wake Up America" show on Thursday that many Americans are in for a "rough winter" due to soaring prices of home heating-oil, electricity, and gas. Also on Thursday, news came that consumer price increases eased to 7.7% in October, compared to a reading of 8.2% in September, according to NBC News. But Cline, a member of…