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Rep. Cline Named Republican Conferee for FY26 Agriculture, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch Bills

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Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) was appointed as a Republican conferee for the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch appropriations bills. In this role, Rep. Cline will join 18 of his colleagues in negotiating with the Senate to finalize these funding measures. “I am proud to join my Republican colleagues in the conference…

Cline honors Virginia Poultry Federation

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September 5th, 2025 | Linden Kiser — Sixth-District Congressman Ben Cline honored the Virginia Poultry Federation on the House Floor this week to commemorate the organization’s centennial. Cline celebrated the Federation’s century-long mission of serving farmers, processors, and businesses within the poultry and egg industry “through effective advocacy youth programs, scholarships,…

Cline Introduces Bipartisan Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act

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Washington, D.C. – With the national debt topping $36 trillion and interest payments now exceeding spending on Medicare and national defense, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) has introduced the Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act with Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02), Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03). This bipartisan bill would require the federal government to assess and…

Cline announces funding for I-81 improvements

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July 18, 2025 | Linden Kiser — Virginia Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline announced Thursday that the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee includes funding for improvements to Interstate 81. According to a media release, 17-million dollars has been set aside to support key upgrades and potential widening along…

Rep. Cline Introduces Bipartisan Don’t Sell My DNA Act

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Don’t Sell My DNA Act, a bill aimed at strengthening consumer privacy by safeguarding genetic data obtained from individuals through relationships with biotech companies.  In recent years, more Americans have begun to utilize at-home DNA testing services for…

House Appropriations Approves Bill Including Cline Funding For I-81 Improvements

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House Appropriations Approves Bill Including Cline Funding For I-81 Improvements Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) announced today that the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee includes $17 million for improvements to Interstate 81. This funding, which…

Congressman Ben Cline Receives Champion of Limited Government Award

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Washington, D.C. — Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) has been recognized as a Champion of Limited Government by the Institute for Legislative Analysis for his strong, consistent voting record in defense of the constitutional principles of limited government. The award is based on an extensive review of thousands of votes, making it the most expansive study performed in the U.S. Congress. "One…

Congressman Ben Cline Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional Art Competition

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Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) announced that Brooke Justus, an 11th-grade student at the Burton Center for Arts and Technology in Salem, has been named the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Virginia’s Sixth District. Her piece, titled “A Roanoke Forest,” will be displayed in the United States Capitol for the next year. The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide…

A Big, Beautiful Win for America

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The American Dream is back in reach and our nation is back on the path to prosperity, security, and sanity, thanks to the actions of the House of Representatives last week. With the House’s passage of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” we’ve shown that it is possible to return common sense to our government, protect taxpayers, secure our borders, and chart a course for national…

Trump USDA Secretary Commits to Terminate CCP Gain-of-Function Partnership

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May 23, 2025 | Benjamin Bartee  As reported exclusively at PJ Media in September of last year, Joe Biden's USDA Secretary explicitly denied under oath that his department had “collaborated” with the CCP-controlled Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to modify bird flu viruses to make them infectious to humans — i.e., gain-of-function. Later, through diligent investigative work…