Press Releases

Griffith said, “...While I am encouraged by the bipartisan bills that today passed the Health Subcommittee and am pleased by my colleagues’ support of my amendment, we must diligently continue our important work on combating this growing epidemic.” Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today joined 26 bipartisan Senators and Representatives in sending a letter to President Obama urging him to remove barriers to research on medical marijuana and facilitate new medical research on cannabis and its derivatives. Griffith said, “While I do not support marijuana for recreational use, countless reports tell of marijuana’s medicinal benefits in treatin... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will be hosting his 2016 Service Academy Day on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Students will have the opportunity to meet with invited officials from the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, as well as representatives from Virginia Tech Corps of Cadet... Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of March. In the event of inclement weather (heavy snow, sleet, icy rain, etc.), traveling office hours may be rescheduled to avoid putting constituents at risk. Please contact the Christiansburg Office at 540-381-5671 or the Abingdon Office at 276-525-1405 with any questions or to confirm tha... Read more »

“Current federal law or the Second Amendment of the Constitution should neither be misinterpreted nor ignored to prevent law-abiding, responsible gun owners from traveling throughout the country with firearms so long as they are in compliance with federal law while in transit. I am pleased my colleagues have joined me in supporting this amendment, and will continue working to protect Second Amendment protections for law abiding gun owners, hunters, and sportsmen.” Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement on the passing of Madison Marye, a longtime state senator from Montgomery County who passed away yesterday, February 23, at the age of 90: “I am saddened by news of the passing of Madison Marye, who for decades was a feisty legislator and a fierce advocate for his rural constituency. He will long be recognized in his hometown ... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today joined Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Congressman John Kline (R-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), and Robert Hurt (R-VA) in introducing the Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act (H.R. 4532), legislation to provide a “safe harbor” for reports to potential employers by current or former employers of an employee’s violent or threate... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court put a hold on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Power Plan: “I have long believed that the EPA does not have the legal authority for its Clean Power Plan under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. Further, some including constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe have argued it is also unconstitution... Read more »

Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Congressmen Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), and Don Beyer (D-VA) in introducing the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act, which aims to accelerate $1 billion in available funding in the Abandoned Mine Rec... Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of February. In the event of inclement weather (heavy snow, sleet, icy rain, etc.), traveling office hours may be rescheduled to avoid putting constituents at risk. Please contact the Christiansburg Office at 540-381-5671 or the Abingdon Office at 276-525-1405 with any questions or to confirm ... Read more »