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Cline's first Winchester town hall lively, wide-ranging

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Rep. Ben Cline (R-6th) held his first Winchester town hall Tuesday, giving residents a chance to hear about some of the issues capturing headlines in Washington and answering questions from a sizeable crowd at Piccadilly's Public House... "My goal is to hear from a wide range of people, and I want to have town halls in places I didn't win," Cline said. "Each region in my district is…

Rep. Ben Cline Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Opportunities for Veterans

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Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2023. Rep. Cline was joined by Congressmen Byron Donalds (R-FL), Lou Correa (D-CA), and Chris Pappas (D-NH) in introducing this bipartisan legislation. The Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2023 would allow veterans the opportunity to pursue their small business and entrepreneurial aspirations by giving…

Rep. Ben Cline Reacts to Bidens State of the Union: Democrats Are All Talk, No Action

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Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) issued the below statement in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Rep. Cline said, “Since President Biden took office, he has focused on pushing a far-Left agenda to appease the radical members of his party. The Biden agenda includes support for open borders and amnesty; job-killing anti-energy policies that…

Congressman Ben Cline on debt ceiling, State of the Union and the balloon

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President Biden’s second State of the Union address is tomorrow night at 8 – you can hear it live then on WFIR. Congress is also dealing with the debt ceiling issue, and a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon that spent several days traversing the country until it was shot down over the weekend by the U.S. Military. Joining us live by phone once again to comment on all…

Roanoke man reunited with fathers Medal of Honor

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ROANOKE, Va. – Robert Wilkin has spent decades trying to find his father’s Medal of Honor after he was first awarded it back when he was a child. Wilkin’s father was U.S. Army Corporal Edward Wilkin. Cpl. Wilkin repeatedly went ahead of his unit and engaged the German forces alone, and later evacuated wounded soldiers from the battlefield despite heavy enemy fire.…

After 77 years, man reunited with fathers WWII Medal of Honor

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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - One man in Roanoke was finally reunited with his father’s Medal of Honor after years of searching... Bob continued to search for decades - but never found the medal no matter where he looked. So he called Cline for help. “That is something our team does but this one was a little unique,” said Cline. Cline’s staffers asked the U.S. Army to…

Rep. Ben Cline to Newsmax: Voters Angry DirecTV Dropped Newsmax

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Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax that his constituents are "furious" over the decision by AT&T/DirecTV to drop Newsmax. Cline made his remarks on Thursday's "National Report." "My constituents are furious because they rely on Newsmax for information that cuts through all the woke rhetoric to actually provide people in the Shenandoah and Roanoke valleys with…

Rep. Ben Cline Appointed to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture

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Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) announced that he has been appointed to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration for the 118th Congress. Rep. Cline said, “Agriculture plays a critical role in America’s economic growth, and it is the number one industry in Virginia’s Sixth Congressional District. Ensuring…