{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cline.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1439", "Congressman Ben Cline Appointed to the House Select Committee on China", "2024-06-05", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Ben Cline", "C001118", "cline.house.gov", "cline", "https://cline.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Today, Speaker Mike Johnson appointed Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) to the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.\n\n\u201cI am honored to be appointed to the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. China is an existential threat to America and its allies,\u201d Rep. Cline said. \u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s weak policies on China have only empowered and emboldened the CCP, affecting everything from national security to economic stability and technological advancement. Now more than ever, we must respond with tough policies that tactically confront the CCP at home and abroad and safeguard our nation\u2019s interests. I am grateful to Speaker Johnson for this privilege, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to counter the multifaceted threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d\n\n\u201cI welcome Speaker Johnson\u2019s announcement that Congressman Ben Cline will serve on the Select Committee. Congressman Cline has years of experience on the Judiciary and Appropriations committees, and he has been clear eyed and vocal on the national security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party. I look forward to working with him on this important issue,\u201d said Chairman Moolenaar.\n\nCongressman Cline will continue to serve on the House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Judiciary, and House Committee on the Budget.\n\nCongressman Ben Cline represents the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia. He previously was an attorney in private practice and served both as an assistant prosecutor and as a Member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Cline and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Botetourt County with their two children.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cline.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1439"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9426139295101166, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}