See below for an excellent (well-written, on-point, accurate, etc.) letter by Beth Deel to her worse-than-worthless MAGA Congressman, Ben Cline (R-VA06). This is a good model, by the way, for everyone to write to their MAGA Congressmen – in Virginia, that would be Rob Wittman in VA01, Jen Kiggans in VA02, John McGuire in VA05, Ben Cline in VA06 and Morgan Griffith in VA09 – and let them know how you feel about their votes to harm their own districts, not to mention the country as a whole…
Subject: Clawbacks, Deficits, and the Betrayal of CD-6
Congressman Cline,
I am writing as a constituent deeply disturbed by your public support for the recent $9.4 billion rescission package, proudly signed by Donald Trump—a 34-time convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, and accused pedophile. That photo-op you shared from the Oval Office wasn’t leadership—it was shameful complicity.
This clawback stripped funding already approved by Congress and already counted on by agencies, communities, and families—including:
- Public broadcasting (CPB/NPR), which supports rural Virginia stations like Allegheny Mountain Radio
- Global health programs that fight HIV/AIDS and improve maternal health
Refugee and migration assistance, undermining humanitarian efforts that affect communities right here in Virginia - Clean energy funding, hindering jobs and investments that benefit our region
Additionally, I rebuke your feckless support of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—fiscally reckless, socially cruel, and ideologically hollow. The bipartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates it will add $3.4 trillion to the national deficit over ten years, rising to $4.1 trillion with interest. So much for “conservative” “fiscally responsible” values.
Meanwhile, the bill:
- Slashes Medicaid and SNAP, threatening coverage for millions—including children, veterans, and seniors in CD-6.
- Dismantles climate incentives and tax credits from the Build Back Better plan, which actually helped rural families in Virginia lower costs and access services.
- Rewards the ultra-wealthy while gutting support for working people.
You represent a district that benefits more from federal spending than it contributes.
These bills sabotage your own constituents. Your allegiance to Trump and the extremist House Freedom Caucus seems to matter more than rural hospitals, public schools, and economic stability.
Whose side are you on?
Because from where your constituents stand, you are:
- Cheering budget-busting tax breaks for billionaires.
- Dismantling healthcare and nutrition for working families.
- Posing with a sexual predator while cutting funding to protect victims.
You weren’t elected to dismantle the safety net and rewrite rules to shield convicted predators. You were elected to serve the people.
Do that.
