Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement on the Special Counsel’s report: “While I have not had time to read the entire 400-page report, it is clear that the Special Counsel did not find that President Trump or his campaign colluded or cooperated with Russia. That issue is resolved. It is understandable that the President would be frustrated by an investigation into a crime he did not commit. Moreover, his frustration did not stop the Special Counsel from completin...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a $397,908 grant to Highlands Community Services Board of Abingdon for the Washington County Drug Court Program. He issued the following statement: “Drug courts offer an alternative within the criminal justice system to comprehensively treat people suffering from addiction and to give them strength to abandon the perilous habits of substance abuse. This HHS grant will contri...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement announcing the names of those receiving congressional nominations from his office to the United States Service Academies: “Serving our country is a high calling, and it is an honor for me as a Congressman to nominate a number of young men and women who want to make that commitment to the United States Service Academies. They have each displayed the talent, patriotism, and selflessness that such a nomination requires. I wish them t...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $5,851,103 in grants to health center programs in Lee and Scott Counties: “Health centers provide valuable care and medical services to residents in underserved or rural areas. The significant grants awarded by HHS will support the work of health centers in our communities and help patients access the care they need.” The individual awards are: $4,553,688 to St. ...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $2,301,604 grant to Tri-Area Community Health in Carroll County: “Health centers provide valuable care and medical services to residents in underserved or rural areas. This significant grant awarded by HHS will support the work of Tri-Area Community Health and help patients access the care they need.” ###
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will be hosting his 2019 Service Academy Day on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Students will have the opportunity to meet with invited officials from the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, as well as representatives from the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, the Virginia Military Institute, and other university-level ROTC programs. Congressman Griffit...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on the detention of journalist and area native Cody Weddle: “It is unacceptable for Nicolas Maduro to detain Cody Weddle, an American citizen and a journalist reporting to the world on what is happening in Venezuela. This action must not stand, and I demand Cody’s immediate and safe release.” Weddle is a 2008 graduate of Patrick Henry High School and a graduate of Virginia Tech. He currently works as a journalist for a South Flori...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after being named to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: “I am honored to serve on this select committee, and I appreciate Minority Leader McCarthy appointing me to this post. “I will use my position to guide this committee toward following the facts and scientific evidence, not ideology and speculation. The climate is changing. Any plan of action must reflect the reality that most countries in the world will continu...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today welcoming the Welsh Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language, Eluned Morgan, to Capitol Hill: “I would like to offer a warm welcome to the Minister for International Relations, Eluned Morgan, on her visit to the United States. It is an honor for the United States to be chosen as the destination of the Minister’s first international visit in office, and to host her at the annual St. David’s Day reception sp...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 8: “H.R. 8 would not prevent gun violence. It would make the exercise of Second Amendment freedoms and the right to self-defense more difficult for law-abiding citizens.” ###
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