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GOP lawmaker rolls out bill to block salaries of federal officials who don't comply with subpoenas

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Brooke Singman | FOX News Republican Rep. Ben Cline is rolling out a measure that would block federal officials from receiving their salaries if they are held in contempt for noncompliance with a congressional subpoena, Fox News Digital has learned. The bill comes as House Republicans continue to issue subpoenas to members of the Biden administration for documents,…

Rep. Ben Cline Introduces the End U.N. Censorship Act

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Yesterday, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced H.R. 5531, the End the U.N. Censorship Act. Currently, U.S. contributions to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are being used to develop and implement an artificial intelligence (AI) assisted fact-checking tool, iVerify, to label and censor speech online as mis-, dis-, and mal- information, as well as toxic or hate…

Rep. Cline to Newsmax: GOP Lawyers 'to Press' Garland for Answers

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Nicole Wells | Newsmax Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax on Tuesday that the Republican lawyers on the House Judiciary Committee are "not afraid to press" Attorney General Merrick Garland for answers when he testifies before the panel on Wednesday. "We're going to ask him about this two-tiered system of justice that seems to be emanating from this department,"…

GOP lawmaker aims to cut US taxpayer dollars from United Nations 'censorship' program

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Elizabeth Elkind | Fox News A new GOP-led bill aims to stop U.S. tax dollars from going toward a United Nations-run program that uses artificial intelligence to help weed out content deemed to be misinformation or hate speech.  Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., is introducing the End The U.N. Censorship Act this week. AI has emerged as a top priority for lawmakers on Capitol…

Rep. Ben Cline says he supports Biden impeachment inquiry

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Cormac Dodd | Winchester Star U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, a Republican who represents Virginia's 6th Congressional District, says he will "follow the facts wherever they lead" after Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced he was directing the U.S. House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, according to a statement emailed to The Winchester Star by a member of Cline's…

House GOP’s government shutdown threat set to collide with demands for Biden impeachment

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 Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer | CNN Speaker Kevin McCarthy returns to Washington this week confronting a twin set of challenges: avoiding a costly government shutdown and addressing growing calls on the right to impeach President Joe Biden, despite resistance from the party’s moderates. Congress is already facing a chaotic work period, with a looming…

McCarthy 'dangling' Biden impeachment inquiry to delay reckoning over spending, some conservatives say

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Elizabeth Elkind | FOX News Some House conservatives are warily eyeing Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he ramps up rhetoric about a potential impeachment inquiry of President Biden, concerned he is "dangling" the suggestion over their heads to gain more wiggle room in the ongoing talks over government spending.  "It's almost as if the Speaker is trying to dangle the prospect…

Congressman Ben Cline Applauds Roanoke County School Board’s Decision to Reject Biden Admin’s Bid to Intervene in Deliberations on Issues Facing Parents & Students

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On Monday, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) applauded the Roanoke County School Board’s decision to reject the Biden Administration’s attempt to intervene as “mediator” in its deliberations on important issues involving parents and their children. Last week, Congressmen Ben Cline and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) sent a letter to Roanoke County School Board Chairman Brent Hudson urging the Board…