Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today voted in favor of H.R. 3370, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which passed the House of Representatives in a vote of 306-91:
“The Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act is not a perfect bill. I am of the belief that it could have gone further. But I have been legislating for some time now, and I don’t believe that… Read more »
In an Energy and Commerce Committee business meeting on February 6, 2013 (video 2 at 32 minutes and 43 seconds), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) was discussing the “planetary problem” of climate change and said, “You know, in Chicago, we had 335 days without snow, which is a record. And as I was saying yesterday at the hearing, you know, we all get cards around the holidays of… Read more »
Each year, the U.S. House of Representatives sponsors the Congressional Art Competition for high school students. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today announcing the 2014 Congressional Art Competition for the Ninth District of Virginia:
“Each year, the U.S. House of Representatives sponsors the Congressional Art Competition for high school… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today invited students eligible to attend high schools in the Ninth District of Virginia to participate in the Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Academic Competition, also known as the House App Contest. The new House App Contest, established last year by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, is a nationwide… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today announcing those receiving congressional nominations from his office to the United States Service Academies:
“Each year, I have the privilege of nominating young men and women to attend a United States Service Academy. Congratulations to this year’s nominees, and best wishes for future successes. … Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) conference report:
“Agriculture is an integral part of the economy and history of the Commonwealth of Virginia, particularly the Ninth District. The negotiations that led to this conference report have been neither easy nor… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address earlier this evening:
“President Obama could have used his time tonight laying out his plans to work with Congress to improve our health care system, increase our energy independence, encourage job growth, decrease our debt and deficits, and more. Instead,… Read more »
“There is much misinformation making its way around the Internet about the contents of the budget agreement that the House passed last night. The budget agreement negotiated between the House and the Senate stops most of the military cuts that were soon to hit the Commonwealth as a result of the sequester. A George Mason University study estimates that the full sequestration’s… Read more »
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 »
