
Ben Cline statement on Biden, Harris inauguration
Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline released a statement following the Inauguration of President Joe Biden.

Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline released a statement following the Inauguration of President Joe Biden.

Today might be the most important inauguration day since the first one, back in 1789. It’s a credit to those folks that the Frankenstein creation that got us to that day worked to get us to this one. The states certified their elections, Congress, eventually, resoundingly, followed suit. The system … worked. Barely, sure, but it worked.

It took no time at all for the switch to be thrown and the nation’s capital to be placed under a military lockdown, online speech forums restricted, and individuals with subversive or controversial viewpoints ferreted out, investigated, shamed or shunned.

“Ben Cline must resign” has a nice ring to it, in terms of messaging; it rhymes, anyway. Bad news, though, for those who’d like to see it happen: no, he’s not going to, not in this current environment.

This is what happens when ego, greed and power are allowed to take precedence over liberty, equality and justice.

The House voted 232-197 Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in a year, making Trump the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.

Second District Congresswoman Elaine Luria convened a Chesapeake Bay Advisory Board meeting this week to discuss environmental issues critical to Coastal Virginia’s economy and way of life.

On Jan. 20, Joe Biden will be sworn in as president of the United States.

Democrats David Cicilline (RI-01), Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Ted Lieu (CA-33 have introduced new articles of impeachment against outgoing president Donald Trump.

Virginia Democrats Don Beyer and Jennifer Wexton led 35 members of Congress in seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security and FBI regarding the departments’ digital threat monitoring prior to the deadly insurrection at the United States Capitol.
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