Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after President Trump today signed into law legislation that includes his bill, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act: “I am glad that President Trump has signed into law my legislation making commonsense reforms to licensing for closed-loop pumped storage hydropower projects. These projects provide renewable energy and can potentially use existing infrastructure, including abandoned mines. Enactment of this legi...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced a $917,315 grant to the LENOWISCO Planning District for development of the Project Intersection industrial site in Norton: “The Project Intersection industrial site in Norton is in a great position to attract new manufacturing and industrial operations to the coalfields. Today’s ARC grant provides additional funding for developing the site. It continues the cooperatio...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate today passed legislation including his bill, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act: “Closed-loop pumped storage hydropower is a source of renewable energy that can be harnessed with infrastructure, including abandoned mines. These projects could bring jobs and energy to Southwest Virginia, but current regulatory policy imposes a great burden. I introduced legislation to streamline the licens...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice announced a $133,665 grant to Roanoke County Public Schools as part of the STOP School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program: “Children should be safe as they learn and grow at school. I was proud to support the STOP School Violence Act, which provides federal support for this goal. Roanoke County Public Schools will receive $133,665 of these funds for training to prevent viole...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after voting to support an amended version of H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which will soon go to President Trump’s desk: “The opioid crisis is the most urgent health crisis of our time, as many residents of the Ninth District know from painful personal experience. Acting to alleviate it has been a priority of the House of Representatives as well as of mine. “Today, the House voted to advance a major ...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will be sponsoring his 2018 Service Academy Day on Saturday, September 29, 2018. 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...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement congratulating Eddie Bond of Fries, who was recognized as a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) National Heritage Fellow at a ceremony at the Library of Congress on September 26, 2018: “Old-time fiddling is an institution in our Appalachian culture, and one of its finest practitioners has been recognized with our country’s highest honor for folk and traditional arts. Eddie Bond of Fries was born into a musical family and has de...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after participating in today’s announcement that WestRock Company plans to invest $248.4 million to expand its operations in the City of Covington and Alleghany County: “WestRock’s $248.4 million investment in improving its manufacturing operation is great news for the Alleghany Highlands. The company is a staple of our area’s economy. This new investment reaffirms that fact and shows a long-term commitment to the area.” Backgroun...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representative passed legislation including his bill, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act: “Closed-loop pumped storage hydropower is a technology with great promise for Southwest Virginia. Abandoned mines would provide the infrastructure, construction at the location of the facilities would create jobs, and the completed projects would provide clean, reliable energy. “My legislation stre...
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $600,000 for sites in Wise County and the City of Norton as part of its Brownfields Program: “Cleaning up brownfields can turn them into economic assets for a community. This $600,000 grant will help sites in the Towns of Coeburn and Wise, Wise County, and the City of Norton do just that by providing funds for assessing them and planning their recovery. It offers a valua...
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