Press Releases

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement in response to the newly-declassified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court) opinions: “I am pleased that the Administration is finally releasing several of the FISA Court rulings which show some of their reasoning in allowing the NSA surveillance programs to seize our phone records, etc. … Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s statement today on improving oversight of the NSA’s surveillance activities: “I look forward to seeing the FISA Court opinions and the reasoning of the court that the President indicated the Administration will release. While I understand they may need to protect names and other personal… Read more »

During debate on the Department of Defense appropriations bill, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) was allotted 30 seconds of debate time with which to express his support for the Amash-Conyers amendment, which would end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act.  This amendment would also bar the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after the defeat of the Amash-Conyers amendment: “While the Amash-Conyers amendment that would rein in the NSA’s data gathering capabilities on U.S. citizens who aren’t suspects failed, I am proud to be a part of a bipartisan group of Congressmen and women who believe our first duty is to protect and uphold the freedoms… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after voting against Obamacare delay plans in the House of Representatives this evening: “Like many of my colleagues in the House, I want to be sure that all Americans have access to a health care system that is affordable, high quality, and fair.  I also want to be sure that reforms protect health care services for… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement honoring Independence Day: ‘When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement that it will be delaying for one year the health care reform law’s employer mandate, which requires businesses with more than 50 employees to provide health insurance coverage to employees: “If the Administration’s decision to not enforce this provision is legal, it is… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s announcement that he has charged the Environmental Protection Agency with issuing new regulations on both current and new electric power plants.  These regulations, if the technology to comply even exists, will be both burdensome and costly. “Today’s announcement is only the… Read more »

Following recent reports of certain federal agencies accessing the phone and internet data of American citizens, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to discuss Great Britain's John Wilkes and his fight for liberty.  Video of Griffith's remarks can be found by clicking here or on the image below. … Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today released the following statement on the anniversary of D-Day: “Brave soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion 69 years ago, willing to sacrifice it all for the causes of liberty and freedom.  We will always remember these warriors, including the Bedford Boys and Mr. Bob Slaughter of Bristol, Virginia.  Today… Read more »