Press Releases

Friday, October 28, 2016 – Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of November. November 1, 2016 Tazewell County:   10:00 am – 12:00 pm Richlands Town Hall 200 Washington Square Richlands, VA Buchanan County:   2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Grundy Town Hall 1185 Plaza Drive Grundy, VA Pulaski County:  … Read more »

Friday, October 28, 2016 – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after FBI Director James Comey notified Congress that he is reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server: “Although it is overdue, I applaud the FBI’s reopening of its investigation of Secretary Clinton. I hope the American people get the answers they deserve. As… Read more »

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 – Congressman Morgan Griffith is pleased that tomorrow, October 26, 2016, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will announce new funding awarded to Southwest Virginia.  This funding is part of the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative that awards federal funding to grow the economy of struggling coal… Read more »

Friday, October 21, 2016 – Congressman Morgan Griffith’s statement on the Coal Healthcare and Pension Protection Act of 2015, H.R.2403: “Protecting the health benefits and pensions of coal miners is important.” “The coal industry has been under attack by the Obama Administration, unlike any other industry.  Because of these attacks, and the low price of natural gas, many coal… Read more »

Saturday, October 15, 2016 – Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) joined Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and officials from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in Buchanan County, to tour the Buchanan Mine #1 on Friday, October 14, 2016.  On Saturday, October 15, 2016, Congressman Griffith, along… Read more »

Friday, October 14, 2016 - Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that Pulaski County and Wythe County have been designated as part of the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).   This designation will allow local agencies to benefit from initiatives to reduce drug use, and receive federal resources to… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) noticed the public session schedule for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the pipeline. Congressman Griffith said: “I am disappointed that FERC will continue to exclusively hold one-on-one… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that Emory & Henry College has been approved for a $46 million low-interest direct loan and a $5 million guaranteed third-party loan by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, allowing the school to fund campus improvement projects including the development of new apartment-style residence halls for upper class… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attacks. “Fifteen years ago today, our nation was attacked by terrorists.  Like many of you, I distinctly remember where I was when the first plane hit.  On what started out as a typical Tuesday morning, I was in my office.  My assistant, Terry… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) and seven other Members of Congress, introduced the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (H.R. 5951) today, which would ensure our community pharmacists receive reimbursement at the rate posted at the time the prescription is filled. Congressman Griffith said, “This bill would… Read more »