Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Good Neighbor” final rule, which targets power plants and heavy industry:
“The EPA’s newest interstate emission rules will accelerate coal power plant closings and could lead to grid reliability problems like rolling blackouts throughout multiple states, including… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement on the passage of the COVID-19 Origin Act, S. 619, by vote in the House of 419-0, which requires the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19:
“For too long, questions surrounding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic have gone unanswered. While we were originally told… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks and questioned witnesses at a joint hearing examining the Biden Administration’s border crisis, which has led to a public health crisis with record amounts of fentanyl and its analogues streaming across our southern border.
Witnesses… Read more »
Friday, February 10, 2023 – Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09), along with U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers urging quick action to finalize the Buchanan County Consolidated School Relocation Project.
In their letter, the lawmakers highlighted the elongated approval process and the need to act swiftly to… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks and questioned government witnesses at a joint hearing examining the federal response to COVID-19.
Witnesses testifying at today’s hearing included Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director, National… Read more »
Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that his guest to Tuesday’s Presidential State of the Union Address will be J. Sanders Henderson, III. A Saltville, Virginia resident, Henderson is currently a member of the School Board of Washington County.
“I’m honored Sanders Henderson has accepted my invitation to be my guest at this year’s State of the Union Address,” said… Read more »
Thursday, February 2, 2023 – Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) and 151 other members in introducing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration’s flawed and… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks at a hearing examining the challenges and opportunities to investigating the origins of pandemics and other biological events.
Witnesses testifying at today’s hearing included a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official and… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after participating in a House Energy and Commerce Committee Roundtable on energy security in the United States.
“Coal remains a vital component of the American economy and yet many across the country continue to underestimate the need for coal production, putting grid reliability at risk. When the Tennessee Valley… Read more »
Thursday, January 26, 2023 – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $958,960 to Henry County, Virginia, for the construction of a pump station, sewer line, and other improvements to the county’s water and sewer system, in an effort to support business and job growth in the area.
“This is… Read more »
