'Frankly, it stinks:' Virginia's GOP freshmen say they're frustrated by minority status in US House

WASHINGTON — Life in the U.S. House of Representatives isn’t quite what Virginia’s two rookie Republican congressmen had hoped for.

Their Democratic counterparts are enjoying some of the perks of the majority, like subcommittee chairmanships, a leader who’s setting the legislative agenda and a better shot at getting their own bills passed in the House.

But for GOP Reps. Denver Riggleman, 5th, and Ben Cline, 6th, joining a chamber that’s bitterly divided along partisan lines has been frustrating, to say the least.

“It is diplomatic to say it’s frustrating. Frankly, it stinks,” Cline told the Virginia Mercury in a recent interview.

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