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Rep. Cline to Newsmax: House Will Use 'Power of Purse' to Rein In DOJ

Fran Beyer | Newsmax

The GOP-led House Committee on the Judiciary will use the "power of the purse aggressively" — including thwarting plans for a larger FBI headquarters building, Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., said Monday on Newsmax.

In an interview on "John Bachman Now," Cline also vowed to "hold the [Department of Justice] and the FBI accountable for the weaponization that we've seen up until now.

"We're going to make sure that through the power of the purse, we change the culture there, whether it's through the funding, whether it's through affecting their new headquarters that they want.

 

"We're going to get the answers that we are demanding on the Judiciary Committee because the people are demanding them.

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