Congressman Ben Cline, who represents Virginia’s 6th district in the U.S. Congress, has recently posted a series of statements on his social media account addressing legislative actions and federal spending.
On July 17, 2025, Cline announced the passage of legislation by House Republicans, stating: “.@HouseGOP just passed the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act. This commonsense bill blocks the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency without Congress—protecting your financial privacy and stopping unelected bureaucrats from imposing a CCP-style surveillance https://t.co/wHP4WuSbFY”.
The following day, July 18, 2025, he issued a statement regarding transportation funding: “My statement regarding House Appropriations Approving Bill Including Cline Funding for I-81 Improvements. https://t.co/nv0YNjH6U9”.
Later that same day, Cline highlighted specific items removed from a federal rescissions package: “Let me break down just some of the wasteful line items cut by the $9B rescissions package your tax dollars were funding:
$3M for Iraqi Sesame Street
$6M for “Net Zero Cities” in Mexico
$21M for wind farms in Ukraine
$169M for the corrupt, China-controlled WHO and”.
Ben Cline has served as the U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 6th District since 2019 after succeeding Bob Goodlatte. Prior to his congressional service, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018. Born in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1972 and currently residing in Fincastle, Cline holds degrees from Bates College and the University of Richmond.
