Morgan Griffith

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of October: October 3, 2017 Tazewell County: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm American Legion Building 226 Central Avenue Tazewell, VA 24651 Buchanan County: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Town of Grundy Offices 1185 Plaza Drive Grundy, VA 24614 Pulaski County: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Town of Dublin Offices 101 Dublin Park Road Dublin, VA 24084 October 4, 2017 Smyth County: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Town Council Chambers 138 Wes... Read more

Bringing Back Options for Health Insurance Obamacare was a poorly designed piece of legislation. It should never have passed. By now, the United States Senate should have passed a replacement bill. As predicted, the consequences of these two actions are now having significant consequences on the availability of health insurance in the United States and particularly in rural western Virginia. As a consequence, I am currently working on legislative language to patch Obamacare’s Cost Sharing Reduct... Read more

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement in response to the health insurance provider Anthem’s decision to sell individual insurance plans in Virginia, including all jurisdictions of the Ninth Congressional District: “I am appreciative that Anthem reentered the market, ensuring that Southwest Virginians will have an option to purchase health insurance in 2018. Moving forward, I will continue to work towards a rational health insurance system that offers consumers afforda... Read more

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today marking the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks: “Sixteen years have passed since the horrors of 9/11, but I clearly remember where I was on that day. It was an ordinary Tuesday in my office until my bookkeeper and Andrew Lewis High School classmate, Terry Haynie, called me into her office, saying she had seen on the news that a plane had hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. We could not understand how s... Read more

Disaster Relief and the Debt Ceiling In the span of a few weeks, the U.S. mainland has faced two storms of immense power in Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have faced the wrath of these hurricanes and must now rebuild after the destruction they caused. Hurricane Harvey was the first major hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland in 12 years and Irma followed closely on its heels, so the Federal Government had a considerable challenge on its hands in responding... Read more

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on Koinonia Ltd., a Brazilian company, planning to establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Pulaski County: “Southwest Virginia has the people, the resources, and the infrastructure for manufacturers to thrive. Koinonia’s advanced manufacturing facility will bring 40 new jobs to Pulaski County. It will make products that are used by other manufacturers, including Volvo Trucks, also in Pulaski. This investment is great n... Read more

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on Dominion Energy’s announcement that it is studying two sites in Southwest Virginia for potential use as a pumped storage hydropower facility: “I firmly believe that pumped storage hydropower holds great promise for the coalfields of Southwest Virginia. The coalfields already have much of the infrastructure for this technology. In return, they would benefit from the jobs these facilities would bring and the energy they would pro... Read more

“When President Obama created DACA, he overstepped his authority. In Article I, Section 8, the U.S. Constitution grants to Congress the authority to establish rules of immigration. President Trump recognized this authority by choosing to end the program after a six-month period that would allow Congress to work on the issue. I believe it is appropriate for President Trump to end this program in an orderly manner, for Congress to step forward with solutions to the many problems in our legal immig... Read more

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement regarding Optima Health’s decision not to participate in the Obamacare individual insurance exchange in the markets of the Ninth Congressional District, leaving residents of the Ninth without any expected options on the exchange for 2018: “This is the collapse of Obamacare I have spoken of for years. Obamacare was built much like a house of cards, and we are now seeing its fall. “The House of Representatives bill to repeal and r... Read more

Hurricane Harvey I wish to express my sincere condolences to those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. My thoughts and prayers are with all of the communities that found themselves in the path of destruction, and I stand with all of my fellow Americans in hoping for your safety and a swift and full recovery. I am proud to say that first responders from Southwest Virginia have traveled to Texas to aid in relief efforts. Part of my role as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is to monito... Read more