MEET CHAIRMAN BEN CLINE:
Ben Cline represents Virginia’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he is a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee on the Budget. He previously served as a Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 24th District from 2002-2018. In the Virginia House, Cline chaired the Committee on Militia, Police, and Public Safety.
Prior to his election to the House of Representatives in 2018, Ben was an attorney in private practice. From 2007 until 2013, he served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Rockingham County and the City of Harrisonburg.
Ben also worked for Congressman Bob Goodlatte, beginning as a member of his legislative staff in 1994 and ultimately serving as the Congressman’s Chief of Staff.
Ben grew up in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and is a 1990 graduate of Lexington High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bates College and his law degree from the University of Richmond. Ben and his wife Elizabeth live in Botetourt County with their two daughters.
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Rep. Pat Fallon |
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Rep. Rich McCormick |
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Rep. Eric Burlison |
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Rep. Bob Good |
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Rep. Roger Williams |
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Rep. Tom Tiffany |
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Here is the RSC’s FY 2023 Budget.
Here is the RSC’s FY 2022 Budget.
“I am honored to serve as the new chair of the Republican Study Committee’s Budget and Spending Task Force, and I look forward to working alongside the RSC Chair, Congressman Kevin Hern, to get our Nation back on track. With a new Republican majority, we have an opportunity to make this the budget that is used as a blueprint for advancing conservative principles and common-sense policies. By championing fiscal responsibility, I am confident we can take the steps necessary to restore economic prosperity to our great Nation.”
-BSTF RSC Chairman Ben Cline
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WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06) led a letter to President Biden this afternoon with members of the Budget and Spending Task Force: Bob Good (VA-05), Roger Williams (TX-25), August Pfluger (TX-11), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Josh Brecheen (OK-02), Rich McCormick (GA-06), Pat Fallon (TX-04), and Eric Burlison (MO-07).
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) announced today that Representative Ben Cline (VA-06) will chair the RSC’s Budget and Spending Task Force, a panel previously chaired by Chairman Hern.