In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Representative Ben Cline (R-VA-06) said guidelines for funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill will “hamstring funding for traditional infrastructure such as roads and highways” by favoring public transit, renewable energy, climate resilience, electric vehicle infrastructure, and other… Read more »
A group of House Republicans, led by Virginia Rep. Ben Cline, sent a letter Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Acting Administrator Stephanie Pollack calling for answers about projects to expand highway capacity.
In the letter, first obtained by the Daily Caller, the lawmakers are requesting a comprehensive breakdown of funding… Read more »
On October 4, 2022, 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… 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 »
(WSET) — Representative Ben Cline recently introduced the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Acts (H. R. 8933).
Cline said the legislation 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.
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It's been a week since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis helped send about 50 illegal immigrants to the Massachusetts beach community of Martha's Vineyard — a noted "sanctuary" city — as a means of calling attention to the migrant crisis at the United States-Mexico border.
And yet, Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., says the majority of House… Read more »
Republican Senators may need some prodding to embrace the Commitment to America, a new national campaign platform developed by House Republicans, says Virginia Republican Rep. Ben Cline.
The party manifesto, modeled on Newt Gingrich's 1994 Contract with America, serves as a road map to the legislative agenda House Republicans plan to pursue should they regain a majority in the… 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 »
