The federal government remained shut down this past week because Senate Democrats are still refusing to provide the 60 votes necessary to pass a clean continuing resolution, leaving Americans uncertain about critical programs like SNAP. Thanks to Governor Youngkin’s leadership, Virginians’ benefits will continue uninterrupted. To protect healthcare access in rural Virginia, I joined Rep.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) introduced the Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act to guarantee that law-abiding Americans can continue to exercise their Second Amendment rights during a government shutdown. The bill requires federal agencies to continue processing firearm applications and licenses even when the government is closed. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) introduced the companion… Read more »
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U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., hosted his annual Agriculture Conference on Oct. 24, touring multiple operations and meeting with farmers and agricultural leaders across Virginia’s Sixth Congressional District.
Cline’s visits included MC Livestock in Augusta County and the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center at… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) hosted his annual Agriculture Conference, visiting multiple agriculture operations and facilities across Virginia’s Sixth Congressional District.
Rep. Cline toured multiple locations in Augusta and Rockbridge counties including MC Livestock operation and Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center at McCormick Farm. He also held a… Read more »
Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) led a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) urging the agency to uphold Second Amendment rights and continue processing National Firearms Act (NFA) applications during the ongoing government shutdown. He was joined by Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA),… Read more »
Today, Representatives Ben Cline (VA-06), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), John McGuire (VA-05), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined together in an op-ed published in The Hill to highlight the serious impacts being felt across Virginia and call on Senate Democrats to end the government shutdown.
Read the full piece here.
KEY EXCERPTS:
“Every single Republican member of… Read more »
When the government ground to a halt two weeks ago, we felt it immediately in Virginia. But it did not happen because House Republicans failed to act — we did our job and passed a bill to fund the government.
Every single Republican member of Virginia’s House delegation voted to fund the government, keep it open, and ensure that essential services for our constituents continued without… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) hosted his annual higher education roundtable at Shenandoah University with higher education leaders from across Virginia’s Sixth District. The event was an opportunity for Rep. Cline to hear directly from participants and discuss technology integration, risk management, and more.
Congressman Cline was joined by Shenandoah University President Dr.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) issued the following statement after the Democrat-led federal government shutdown:
"The House fulfilled its responsibility by passing a clean, bipartisan Continuing Resolution that would have kept the federal government open, ensured our troops were paid, safeguarded essential services, and maintained critical government operations. I was proud to… Read more »
Residents of Lexington are invited to a town hall event with Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) next week. This will be the 64th in-person town hall Rep. Cline has held since his election in 2018, where residents of Lexington will have the opportunity to engage in an open dialogue with Rep. Cline. Rep. Cline traditionally holds town halls in each of the 22 localities in the Sixth District each… Read more »
