Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan, bicameral budget compromise. It passed by a vote of 332-94.
“This budget agreement is a compromise. It is not perfect, nor does not contain everything I would like, but it is on the right track. This budget keeps with spending levels in previously passed House… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement on the announcement that Dr. Timothy Sands will be serving as the next president of Virginia Tech beginning in June of 2014:
“Virginia Tech is an exceptional university and a wonderful, tight-knit community that in recent years has experienced days of difficulty as well as periods of significant growth and… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after learning of the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela:
“I am saddened that the world has lost one of its great leaders. Nelson Mandela was a leader of courage who led South Africa after apartheid. While he could have done like so many other leaders in emerging nations have done and… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) yesterday introduced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Maximum Achievable Contraction of Technocrats (MACT) Act, H.R. 3641. More than nine out of every ten EPA employees were considered “non-essential” and were furloughed during the recent partial government shutdown. Griffith’s EPA MACT Act would require the EPA Administrator to… Read more »
Following months of bipartisan negotiations and Congressional hearings into last year’s deadly fungal meningitis outbreak resulting from tainted steroid injections, the House of Representatives on September 28 passed the Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204). This bipartisan, bicameral agreement incorporates some of the Compounding Clarity Act (H.R. 3089), introduced on… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act, which passed the House of Representatives in a bipartisan vote of 261-157:
“I remain of the belief that Obamacare was fatally flawed from its inception, that it will not work, and that it ought to be repealed and replaced. But until that happens, we… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement honoring America’s veterans for their sacrifice and dedication to our country:
“Generations of American men and women have bravely fought to protect our great nation and our allies as well. On this day in particular, we honor our veterans for their service and sacrifice. We owe them and their loved ones an… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today joined a crowd of coal miners and other friends of coal at the Stand Up for American Energy Jobs Rally on the west side of the U.S. Capitol Building. Griffith was one of many lawmakers to address the rally. An excerpt from his remarks:
"Several years ago, the President said, 'When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, you know,… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Senate amendments to raise the debt ceiling without corresponding spending cuts:
“In our legislative process, each side must give up some priorities to come to a common agreement. Over the past several weeks, my colleagues and I made numerous attempts to compromise, but… Read more »
Friday, October 4, 2013 – This evening Congressman Griffith (R-VA) spoke on the House Floor about President Obama’s Park Service and how they are needlessly blocking access to private businesses that adjoin the Blue Ridge Parkway. These businesses lease land from the federal government, but do not receive money from the federal government. Most of the “concession” businesses… Read more »
