Cline spouts more nonsense to “Florida’s Voice”

For the second time since late October, Congressman Cline has granted an interview to a rightwing media outlet based in Florida.

(Number of times during the same period that he has held a meeting open to his constituents in the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia: 0.)

Here’s what he had to say in this clip, interspersed with my responses. It may be a personal record for Cline when it comes to spouting so much nonsense in so short a time:

We’ve tackled affordability from day one. It was an issue for President Trump.

Trump recently called affordability a “fake narrative” and a “con job.”

It’s an issue for all of us in our campaign. So that’s why H.R. 1

Previously known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” It’s interesting that Cline doesn’t call it that anymore.

included so many provisions that help put more money back in the pockets of American working families, whether it’s no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, whether it’s the child tax credit increase, making sure that Americans can afford the things that, yes, prices have gone up because of the Democrats’ regulatory measures and legislation they passed, which really created this inflation over the last four years.

The bill provides huge tax cuts for the very rich, tiny tax cuts for the working class and actually reduces incomes for the poorest Americans. Notice how Cline changed the subject in the middle of the sentence. Maybe he realized how ridiculous he was sounding.

It’s a challenge to address in a short period of time, but I commend the President and the Speaker and the Majority Leader Thune for stepping up and taking action to address these concerns.

Trump promised to end inflation on “day one” of his administration. While inflation soared for a time during Biden’s administration due to COVID and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it dropped down to 3 percent by the time Biden left office. The latest inflation rate is unchanged, although there have been big increases in the cost of some basic groceries. After nearly a year, shouldn’t all the budget cutting and deregulation that Trump implemented have made a difference?

No wonder Cline prefers to speak with those who won’t challenge him.