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… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Subpoena Compliance Accountability Act, which would amend House Rules to require that appropriations bills considered by the House prohibit funds for the salary of any federal officer or employee who is convicted of contempt in violation of 2 U.S. Code § 192 - Refusal of a witness to testify or produce papers. This year… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA) which provides for the needs of servicemembers and their families through a pay increase, while equipping our military with the tools and resources to counter the rapidly growing threats from Communist China, Russia, Iran, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the No Welfare for the Wealthy Act to eliminate the Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE) loophole in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and stop waste, fraud, and abuse within the food stamp program. This legislation would also require states to enforce the asset and income limits already… Read more »
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… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced two pieces of legislation, which would attack waste in our bureaucracy and ensure federal agencies are held accountable to private citizens and small businesses during the rulemaking process: the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act and the Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act.
"Good governance begins with… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) released the below statement following his vote against the over $1.7 TRILLION, 4,155-page omnibus spending package, which will skyrocket America’s national debt and worsen the inflation crisis that Virginians are suffering from.
“Democrats’ bloated omnibus spending spree represents what’s wrong with Washington: a… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
The November elections returned the U.S. House to a Republican majority, and 6th District Rep. Ben Cline thinks that result can bring a badly needed balance to government.
“The view I have is the federal government is too big, does too much and needs to rein in spending,” Cline , R-Botetourt, said to a town hall audience at the Waynesboro Elks Lodge Monday.
Much like he did… Read more »
