Press Releases

Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following statement regarding his vote to oppose the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act (H.R. 5):   "I wholeheartedly support the repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), but I can’t support it when combined with the PATH Act.  I’ve twice voted against this bill, in committee and on the Floor, because I believe it… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith released the following statement after questioning Secretary of Energy Steven Chu at today’s Energy and Power hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE): “When most of the members were loading up their cars and heading home, the Energy and Power Subcommittee met again to finish its hearing with Secretary… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith released the following statement today after learning the Boiler MACT regulatory relief amendment failed in the U.S. Senate: “I’m very disappointed that a commonsense idea like giving businesses, manufacturers, universities, and hotels regulatory relief from new burdensome boiler regulations can’t get through the Senate.  My bill, H.R. 2250, is nearly… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith released the following statement today after learning CONSOL Energy will indefinitely idle the longwall mining unit in its southwest Virginia Buchanan Mine and reduce its continuous mining operating schedule to five days per week: “Along with many others, I believe the Obama Administration’s war on coal is real.  Since February of this year, CONSOL is… Read more »

Congressman Griffith released the following statement today regarding his ‘all of the above’ energy vision: “Last week, the President spoke about his blueprint for a new era of American energy.  In his speech, he accused Republicans of merely offering bumper sticker slogans as opposed to real solutions to address our energy challenges.  The President said, ‘Step one is drill,… Read more »

Congressman Griffith released the following statement today after receiving the news that Corporal T.J. Conrad was killed in action: Read more »

GLADE SPRING – Congressman Morgan Griffith bumps into Dr. Jill Biden and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in the Ninth Congressional District of Virginia: “After a full day of traveling the district, I was excited to run into the Second Lady of the United States and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on my way back to Salem.  By chance, while fueling up at the local Petro station just off… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved nearly $375,000 in bonuses to a small number of Solyndra employees who were not fired in August:   “I’m deeply disappointed that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved $368,500 in bonuses to certain employees.  Last month, I sent a letter to President… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today regarding the recent action of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Solyndra bankruptcy proceeding: “Last week the Department of Justice joined Solyndra in opposing several motions in bankruptcy court.  Among the motions opposed by DOJ and Solyndra was a request for discovery made by the WARN claimants, some… Read more »

“I'm pleased to support a commonsense measure,” said Congressman Griffith. Read more »