Budget and Spending Task Force
MEET CHAIRMAN BEN CLINE:
Rep. 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.
MEET OUR MEMBERS:
Rep. Ralph Norman
Rep. Beth Van Duyne
Rep. Pat Fallon
Rep. Rich McCormick
Rep. Eric Burlison
Rep. Bob Good
Rep. Josh Brecheen
Rep. August Pfluger
Rep. Michael Cloud
Rep. Harriet Hageman
Rep. Erin Houchin
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
More on Budget and Spending Task Force
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Members of the Republican Study Committee introduced their FY25 Budget proposal: Fiscal Sanity to Save America. The budget proposal was met with strong support from outside groups.
Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01), RSC’s Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06), and Members of the Budget and Spending Task Force unveiled the RSC’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget proposal today, titled “Fiscal Sanity to Save America”.
The RSC Budget is a thorough plan to address our federal spending problem and start paying down our debts. The FY-25 budget balances in just seven years, cuts spending by $17.1 trillion over ten years, and reduces taxes on Americans by $4.2 trillion over ten years.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RSC Chairman Kevin Hern released the following statement following President Biden’s release of his FY 25 Budget:
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 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling for the Treasury Department to reverse course on a recent rule change allowing for state and local governments to “obligate” funding from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act past its statutory deadline of December 31, 2024.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Members of the Republican Study Committee introduced their FY 24 Budget proposal: Protecting America's Economic Security. The budget proposal was met with strong support both from Members of Congress and from outside organizations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) and RSC's Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06) unveiled the RSC's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget proposal today, titled "Protecting America's Economic Security".
The RSC Budget is a thorough plan to address our federal spending problem and start paying down our debts. The FY '24 budget balances in seven years, cuts spending by $16.3 Trillion over 10 years, and reduces taxes by $5.1 Trillion over 10 years.
WASHINGTON, DC – As the United States approaches a do-or-die debt crisis, Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) has led RSC Members in pursuit of commonsense spending reforms that should be prioritized in any legislation that increases the federal debt limit.
"Our nation faces a debt crisis unlike anything we've ever seen. Over the last two years of united Democrat control, federal spending has ballooned out of control. In spite of record-high revenues, Democrat spending is leaving us with record-high deficits. Washington doesn't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released a list of policy proposals sourced from Members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) to help accomplish the seven priorities previously announced from RSC for debt limit negotiations.
ICYMI: A clean debt ceiling is a gift to China
By Chairman Kevin Hern and Congressman Mark Alford
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).