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Austin Hall | The Recorder Women had on their best dresses and gentlemen made sure to add an extra layer of polish to their shoes for Garth Newel’s 50th Anniversary Gala at The Homestead. The event was to commemorate 50 years of the Garth Newel Music Center. Attendees were dazzled with the newly renovated hotel that spared no expense to wow its guests. Peter Fowler served as the master… Read more »

Daily Caller | Henry Rodgers  Republican Virginia Rep. Ben Cline introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at protecting America from foreign espionage. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the legislation, which is titled the Protecting America From Spies Act. The bill would make any alien ineligible for visas if a consulate officer, an immigration officer, the secretary of… Read more »

Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Protecting America from Spies Act, which would allow the Department of State to deny visas to any individual if a consulate officer, an immigration officer, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or the U.S. Attorney General knows, or has reasonable ground to believe, that the individual has committed acts of… Read more »

Royal Examiner  In a bold move to safeguard national security, Congressman Ben Cline introduced legislation aimed at tightening the reins on espionage activities by foreign actors. The proposed “Protecting America from Spies Act” sets forth measures to empower the Department of State with the authority to deny visas to individuals suspected of engaging in espionage or… Read more »

BUENA VISTA, VIRGINIA – Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) hosted his annual higher education roundtable at Southern Virginia University with higher education… Read more »

Joe Dashiell | WDBJ 7 6th District Congressman Ben Cline (R) says he remains hopeful that House Republicans will elect a new Speaker this week. “Jim Jordan is our choice for speaker,” Cline told WDBJ7 Monday morning. “We’re optimistic we’re going to have the votes to elect him on Tuesday and move forward with our conservative agenda for the country.” Cline is solidly… Read more »

 Sandy Fitzgerald | Newsmax  It will likely be early next week before another vote for a House speaker, because of conference rules, but discussions will be held Friday about moving forward to get a speaker in office as soon as possible, Rep. Ben Cline said in an interview with Newsmax. But, the Virginia Republican stressed on "Wake Up America," it won't be "just any… Read more »

Just The News Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) says House Republicans have held off on scheduling a full floor vote for House Speaker after Representative Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) narrow win for the nomination. Rep. Cline says Republicans are planning to hold further conference meetings and individual sessions with Rep. Scalise to determine the future of the speakership. Click here to watch Read more »

Charlotte Hazard | Just The News Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) says the Republican conference is solely focused on electing a House speaker when they should be working in committees on federal spending bills. “We are going to come up on this November 17th fiscal cliff pretty quickly,” says Rep. Cline. Click here to watch Read more »

Nicholas Ballasy | Just The News The conservative GOP lawmakers who voted to oust former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy for passing a 45-day Continuing Resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown have ensured passage of another CR as the Republican conference continues to search for a consensus speaker candidate, according to multiple Republicans.  Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.,… Read more »