Press Releases

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH) today announced that they have reintroduced the Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act. This bill expands access to stroke telemedicine (also called “telestroke”) treatment in Medicare, and has earned the support of the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Neurology. Congressman Griffith said, “... Read more »

Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined President Donald Trump at the White House for the signing of H.J.Res.38 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule (SPR). Congress utilized the Congressional Review Act to pass the joint resolution on February 2, 2017. The joint resolution nullifies the SPR, which included new additional j... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following statement: “Today, my friend and colleague, Mick Mulvaney, was confirmed as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He is a tough budget hawk who wants to get our debt under control and he wants to see America be as great as it can be. Besides being a thinking conservative, he also became my friend.” “Mulvaney and I came to Washin... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) today announced that they have reintroduced the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act, which would ensure our community pharmacists receive reimbursement at the rate posted at the time prescriptions are filled. Congressman Griffith said, “Many residents of the Ninth District depend on their communit... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter along with 70 of his colleagues to President Donald J. Trump urging him to include expansion of broadband in rural areas as a part of any infrastructure investments. Griffith made the following statement: “Internet access is critical to economic success in the 21st century. Unfortunately, families and businesses in too many rural areas of the countr... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) today announced that they have reintroduced the Compassionate Access Act to reschedule marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD). The Compassionate Access Act would allow the states to provide appropriate access to patients needing these legitimate medical treatments under the supervision of their physicians. The Compassionate Access ... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today voted to disapprove the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)’s stream rule, referred to as the “Stream Protection Rule (SPR).” The resolution of disapproval, put forward under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA), passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 228 to 194. After the House vote, he issued the following state... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that he has reintroduced H.R. 359, which would protect small non-profit community service organizations from losing their tax-exempt status due to bureaucratic red tape. Congressman Griffith made the following statement: “I believe that we benefit tremendously from the work of local non-profits. These organizations should be able to do their good work w... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that he has reintroduced legislation to establish a Joint Ad Hoc Congressional Committee on Trade Responsibilities, which would be tasked with developing a plan to move to the legislative branch the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). This would be in accordance with Article I, Section 8 o... Read more »

Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) today issued the following statement upon receiving the final report of the audit they requested in May 2016 from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Postal Service (USPS) regarding consolidation of mail processing operations at the Roanoke, VA, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) into the Greensboro P&DC: “... Read more »