On June 22, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) relaunched the bipartisan Congressional Songwriters Caucus. Originally formed in 2003, the Caucus will serve as an informal group of Members dedicated to supporting songwriters and intellectual property protections.
Tara Durant is one of seven candidates that were endorsed by the American Federation for Children to win in the Virginia primaries held on June 20. She will run for a seat to represent Senate District 27 on the November 7 ballot.
On June15, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the No Welfare for the Wealthy Act to eliminate the Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE) loophole in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and stop waste, fraud, and abuse within the food stamp program.
On May 31, Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) released the following statement after he voted “no” on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746), which would raise the debt limit by roughly $4 trillion beyond the 2024 election.