After facing pushback from his constituents in Virginia's 6th Congressional District, Republican Rep. Ben Cline hosted his first town hall of the year last week — but with restricted attendance and questions.

Only Lexington residents were admitted into the town hall Sept. 25 inside the small upstairs courtroom in the Rockbridge County Courthouse with seating for 120. Other district residents and the press were excluded and told to watch a livestream of the gathering on Cline's Facebook page. State & Regional Crime

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Cline did briefly speak to the press prior to the town hall. He said he came to Lexington so he could learn “the issues of the day.”

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