Press Releases

It appears that high-level rogue individuals at the FBI tilted the scales of justice for political purposes. Whether they tilted those scales to the Left or to the Right does not matter to me because it is wrong. It is their job to be fair to all Americans. Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after President Trump’s first State of the Union Address: “President Trump’s address presented to the American people the accomplishments of his Administration from the past year and offered a blueprint for further progress. Tax reform has led to more money for workers and investment in our country. Cutting red tape is… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the end of the government shutdown today: “Although this shutdown never should have happened in the first place, I am glad that the Senate has finally passed a measure to fund the government. This vote means that the government will reopen and our military will be paid. Importantly, it also means that the Children’s… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the United States Senate failed to pass a measure to fund the government, thus triggering a partial government shutdown: “The Senate has failed to govern. The House of Representatives passed a measure that funded the government for four weeks and provided six years of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement about the government shutdown caused by a Senate Democratic filibuster: “Senator Schumer and his Democratic Senate colleagues have chosen to shut down the government for their own political purposes. There is nothing in the continuing resolution (CR) passed by the House of Representatives on January 18 that they object to.… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith voted on January 18, 2018 to fund the government  and avoid a shutdown. He issued the following statement today about President Trump’s handling of the #SchumerShutdown: “Today, President Trump had to start dealing with a government shutdown. I commend him for recognizing there are many tools available to the executive branch to ease the difficulties… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has signed on as a cosponsor to H.R. 4810, the Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overlapping and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act. Introduced on January 17 by Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), the MAPPING NOW Act directs the National Telecommunications and Information… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: “Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who summoned America to live up to its best ideals. Through his eloquence and commitment to nonviolent protest, he strove to make the words of the Declaration of Independence real for all Americans, those words being ‘that all… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement applauding the Virginia House of Delegates for retaining proportional representation on committees: “The first vote I cast in public office was against a rules package for the House of Delegates because it did not include proportional representation on committees. I was proud to sponsor a proportional representation… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting for a continuing resolution (CR) funding the government until January 19: “I voted for today’s CR in order to keep the federal government open. I am not happy with this process or this legislation, but as the Senate has failed for 98 days to take up the appropriations bills passed by the House under regular… Read more »