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Cline wants Democrats at negotiating table over debt ceiling

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Rep. Ben Cline (R-Botetourt) is urging President Biden to negotiate with Republicans in the ongoing standoff between House Republicans and the president over the nation's debt ceiling.  In a press release dated April 26, Cline said, "It’s time Democrats finally do their job and come to the negotiating table. President Biden and the Deficit-Loving D.C. Democrats’…

Cline: Debt-ceiling deadline nearing and Biden refusing to negotiate'

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STAUNTON — Sixth District Rep. Ben Cline said Tuesday that the ball is in the court of President Biden and the U.S. Senate regarding raising the country’s debt ceiling. During a 90-minute meeting with constituents at Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant, Cline said the U.S. House has already passed legislation raising the federal debt ceiling by $1.4 trillion. But that bill also…

Cline to Newsmax: Biden Behaving 'Childishly' Over Debt Ceiling

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President Joe Biden is sticking to his guns and showing no signs or willingness to negotiate with the GOP-led House on raising the debt ceiling, a member of the House Budget Committee, Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax. "The speaker stands ready to negotiate. It's the president who has said it's his way or the highway. He's behaving rather childishly: pouting and stomping his…

Truth and consequences: After origins of Biden laptop letter exposed, lawmakers seek penalties

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Congress now has compelling evidence that a letter from 51 security experts during the 2020 election falsely portraying the Hunter Biden laptop as a Russian influence operation was in fact Joe Biden campaign propaganda. Now armed with the truth, GOP lawmakers are looking to impose consequences for the organizers and the signatories. ... Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), a key voice on the House…

Rep. Ben Cline Reintroduces Legislation to Defund Woke and Wasteful Government Agency

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  Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) reintroduced the  Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act. This legislation will restore the oversight duties of the state insurance regulators by eliminating the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), an unnecessary federal agency created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Continuing the FIO’s…

GOP Rep. Ben Cline Moves to Scrap Obama-Era Agency Pushing Green New Deal Regulations

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Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) and other House Republicans unveiled legislation on Thursday aimed at scrapping an Obama-era agency that pushes “Green New Deal”-style regulations... [Rep. Cline said...] "The Federal Insurance Office’s burdensome regulations and oppressive federal oversight of each state’s insurance market are glaring examples of the federal…

Rep. Ben Cline on Passage of Limit, Save, Grow Act: Its Time Democrats Come to the Negotiating Table

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  Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) released the following statement after he voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811). “President Biden and the Deficit-Loving D.C. Democrats’ inflationary spending has worked to increase our national debt to unsustainable levels-- over $31.6 TRILLION in debt and an…

House Judiciary FISA Hearing to Examine How Spy Powers Have Been Weaponized Against Americans

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The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday will investigate how Section 702, a law that was designed to help combat terrorism, has been “weaponized against” Americans. Breitbart News first reported that the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next week on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) ahead of Section 702’s December reauthorization…