As Virginia communities prepare for Winter Storm Fern and following Governor Abigail Spanberger’s State of Emergency declaration, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“I encourage all communities in Virginia’s Ninth District to sufficiently prepare for this weekend’s ice and snowstorm. Our part of the state is expected to be hit as early as Saturday… Read more »
The issue of higher costs continues to be a major theme in conversations.
During the Biden-Harris Administration, I spoke with many Ninth District residents who voiced their concerns with the U.S. economy.
Despite Democratic officials’ insistence that our economy was doing fine, many in the country felt differently.
Accordingly, in 2024, the American people elected a Republican… Read more »
Ahead of a government funding deadline of January 30, the U.S. House of Representatives acted to pass several appropriations bills. One appropriations bill that the House passed as part of an appropriations package is the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026. The appropriations package now heads to the U.S. Senate for… Read more »
Ahead of a government funding deadline of January 30, the U.S. House of Representatives acted to pass several appropriations bills. One appropriations bill that the House passed as part of an appropriations package is the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026. The appropriations package now heads to the U.S. Senate for… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, and U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX) introduced the Hemp Enforcement, Modernization, and Protection (HEMP) Act. This new measure is intended to create the pathway for federal regulation of cannabidiol (CBD) products. The… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $322,000 grant. The funding supports research into human aging and memory. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Thanks to technological and medical innovations, older populations in the United States are expected to increase. Given… Read more »
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce convened for a full committee markup to report favorably a series of measures to amend the Clean Air Act. One of those measures is U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith’s (R-VA) bill, H.R. 161, the New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act.
During debate on Congressman Griffith’s measure, Committee Democrats introduced an… Read more »
Ahead of attending the Saturday inauguration of Virginia’s next governor, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Governor Youngkin helped deliver great successes during his four years in office. Because of his service to the Commonwealth, I appreciated working with him and his team to deliver support to the people of Southwest Virginia. We thank Governor… Read more »
I believe that public service is meant to be driven by duty, civic commitment and love for the communities one serves.
And it is my experience that the vast majority of elected officials, whether they be Democrat, Republican, Libertarian or Independent, serve to make their communities better. We often disagree on how to do that, but the motives are genuinely sincere.
However, an… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is working to encourage the Trump Administration to protect the collective bargaining rights of Virginia’s federal corrections officers. Currently, Executive Order 14251, “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs,” provides an exemption to members of law enforcement and national security roles. Unfortunately, the exemptions do not… Read more »
