In recent days Congressman Cline has taken deserved heat for his anti-NATO votes in 2019 and again last week. The latest vote was particularly ill-timed at a moment when NATO is largely united in standing up to brutal Russian aggression against Ukraine. That may explain why Cline is so anxious to point out in his … Continue reading You and everyone else, Congressman →

The Washington Post reports: The House voted Wednesday to censure Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) for tweeting an anime video that depicted him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and swinging swords at President Biden — a move that comes amid growing worries about violent political rhetoric 10 months after a mob of former president Donald … Continue reading Cline shrugs off Gosar’s video threat →

In my previous Cline Watch post, I noted that Congressman Cline had offered no explanation for his vote against a bipartisan commission to examine the violent pro-Trump January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Since then, Justin Faulconer of The Amherst New Era-Progress had a chance to ask Cline about his vote after a meeting … Continue reading Cline’s phony bipartisanship →

After voting in Congress for the spending package that President Trump now calls a “disgrace,” and after failing to object to the pitifully-low $600-per-person stimulus payment that Republican Congressional leaders insisted on for months, Congressman Cline has dutifully fallen into line with Trump by supporting a $2,000-per-person payment. Undoubtedly there is some “wasteful spending” in … Continue reading Let’s do it, Congressman →

Congressman Cline has had a lot of low points in his Congressional career (see: Cline Watch), but on Thursday he struck new depths. First Cline posted a video on his Congressional Facebook page complaining (once again) about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s supposed refusal to agree to a COVID-19 relief package– while in fact Senate Republican … Continue reading Cline’s bad day on Capitol Hill →

Congressman Cline was a guest this week on the radio show of Charlottesville-based right-winger Rob Schilling. No tough questions, of course. Just some invitations to talk about how allegedly awful a candidate Joe Biden is (including the obligatory reference to “sleepy Joe”). According to Cline, Biden is “gonna be led by the Left, by the … Continue reading Cline’s pathetic Biden-bashing →

To his credit, Congressman Cline overcame his usual objections to “big government” and deficit spending to support the more than $2 trillion CARES Act relief package responding to the COVD-19 emergency. Unfortunately Cline couldn’t resist taking a shot at Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He rarely does resist. (Congressman: We know by now that Pelosi … Continue reading Cline’s statement on the CARES Act →

The Washington Post reports: The House overwhelmingly passed an economic relief bill early Saturday for the coronavirus, dedicating tens of billions of dollars for paid sick leave, unemployment insurance, free testing and other measures to help Americans impacted by the crisis. The 363-40 vote — gaveled down just before 1 a.m. — capped two days … Continue reading Cline votes NO on coronavirus response bill →

At a town hall meeting in Botetourt County in April, Congressman Cline made clear that he is not a fan of Vladimir Putin’s regime. “Russia is not our friend, we all need to recognize that,” he said. “The first volume of the Mueller Report should lay bare to everyone just how much Russia is not … Continue reading The Cline-Putin convergence on impeachment →

Taking a break from repeating dubious Republican talking points and finally voting “no” in the House Judiciary Committee on both articles of impeachment against President Trump , Congressman Cline joined almost all Republicans to vote once again against the interests of his constituents. Sharpening their 2020 election message, House Democrats on Thursday pushed through legislation … Continue reading Cline opposes bill to cut prescription drug prices →