Rep. Ben Cline votes against Democrats’ $1.7 trillion spending spree

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 23, 2022, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) released the below statement following his vote against the over $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page omnibus spending package, which will skyrocket America’s national debt and worsen the inflation crisis that Virginians are suffering from.

“Democrats’ bloated omnibus spending spree represents what’s wrong with Washington: a 4,000+ page, over $1.7 trillion government funding deal we are forced to vote on at the last minute,” Cline said. “This makes it impossible to know the total cost that will fall on the backs of American taxpayers – and worsens inflation that’s devastating working families. Americans have to live within their means, while Congress spends and spends with money we don’t have. It’s pure Washington dysfunction in action, and it must be stopped. That’s why I voted against this bill – because the American people who elected us deserve a Congress that spends responsibly, not more than we can afford.”

Congressman Ben Cline represents the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia