The U.S. House of Representatives voted and passed a budget resolution, H. Con. Res. 14 – Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. This budget resolution now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
Following passage of the budget resolution, U.S.… Read more »
Reps Chip Roy (TX-21) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) re-introduced the NIH Reform Act today.
Congressman Roy said: "From the earliest days of the pandemic, public health bureaucrats proved themselves far more adept at ruining lives than saving them. Never again should a single, unaccountable government employee, like Dr. Anthony Fauci, wield unchecked power and… Read more »
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced via X that he cancelled a $50 million environmental justice grant to the Climate Justice Alliance. This announcement follows an EPA investigation into $20 billion that is housed in accounts through Citibank. Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Chair and U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act.
This bill, of which U.S. Congressmen Morgan Griffith and Bob Latta are chief sponsors, would permanently classify lethal fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I substances, closing a dangerous loophole traffickers are exploiting. The temporary Schedule I… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing a vote this week on Rep. Griffith’s measure, H.R. 27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act.
This bill would permanently classify fentanyl analogues as Schedule I substances, closing a dangerous loophole traffickers are exploiting. The lawmakers note that the temporary fentanyl analogue designation is set to… Read more »
An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter when attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, January 29. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Last night’s crash at Reagan Airport involving more than 60 passengers and crew members is an unfathomable tragedy.
“I join the… Read more »
In response to a memo submitted by President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“The White House’s OMB issued guidance via memorandum that agencies temporarily place a pause, to the extent permitted by law, on grant, loan or federal financial assistance programs that are implicated by seven of President… Read more »
The Wall Street Journal broke exclusive news of U.S. President Donald J. Trump considering an Executive Order to halt U.S. federal funding, at least temporarily, of gain-of-function research. In response to this news, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, my interest in gain-of-function research has been more… Read more »
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has been sworn into office as the 47th president of the United States of America. Following the inauguration ceremony, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“I congratulate President Trump and Vice President Vance on today’s proceedings, in which they took their oaths of office. Now that they are sworn in, a new… Read more »
The United States of America celebrates January 20, 2025, as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On the eve of the federal holiday, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was an instrumental pioneer in the advancement of civil rights.
“His relentless pursuit of equality, that ‘all men are created equal’, ushered in a new era for the… Read more »
