Press Releases

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) today announced that they have reintroduced the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act, which would ensure our community pharmacists receive reimbursement at the rate posted at the time prescriptions are filled. Congressman Griffith said, “Many residents of the Ninth District depend on… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter along with 70 of his colleagues to President Donald J. Trump urging him to include expansion of broadband in rural areas as a part of any infrastructure investments. Griffith made the following statement: “Internet access is critical to economic success in the 21st century. Unfortunately, families and businesses in too many rural areas of… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) today announced that they have reintroduced the Compassionate Access Act to reschedule marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD). The Compassionate Access Act would allow the states to provide appropriate access to patients needing these legitimate medical treatments under the supervision of their physicians. The… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today voted to disapprove the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)’s stream rule, referred to as the “Stream Protection Rule (SPR).” The resolution of disapproval, put forward under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA), passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 228 to 194. After the House vote, he issued the… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that he has reintroduced H.R. 359, which would protect small non-profit community service organizations from losing their tax-exempt status due to bureaucratic red tape. Congressman Griffith made the following statement: “I believe that we benefit tremendously from the work of local non-profits. These organizations should be able to do their… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that he has reintroduced legislation to establish a Joint Ad Hoc Congressional Committee on Trade Responsibilities, which would be tasked with developing a plan to move to the legislative branch the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).  This would be in accordance with Article… Read more »

Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) today issued the following statement upon receiving the final report of the audit they requested in May 2016 from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Postal Service (USPS) regarding consolidation of mail processing operations at the Roanoke, VA, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) into the… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today announcing the names of those receiving congressional nominations from his office to the United States Service Academies:  “One of my highest honors and privileges as a Congressman is to nominate a limited number of deserving young men and women to United States Service Academies. I am proud to recommend… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: “Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” “Dr. King’s mission was to encourage us to live up to the words of the Declaration of Independence, that ‘all men are created equal.’ His methods were nonviolent protest and powerful eloquence. With… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith announces he has reintroduced H.R. 323, a bill to preserve amendments made to the Black Lung Benefits Act by Obamacare. “This two-page bill is all we need to keep one of the good things found among the two thousand pages of Obamacare,” said Griffith. “While I support repealing Obamacare, I believe it is wrong to take away these Black Lung benefits that miners… Read more »