U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will co-chair the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress, along with Reps. Bill Johnson (R-OH), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), and Dan Meuser (R-PA). The Congressional Coal Caucus plays a key role in aiding legislative and policy debates relating to the coal industry.
“The coal industry plays a key role in helping Americans meet their energy… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $400,000 grant to the Martinsville-based A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership through their MEP National Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network program.
“I am pleased that the National… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development for awarding two grants, each $50,000, to Lee County. The fist grant will be used to purchase a sewer jetter to clear pipe obstruction in the Lee County waste system. The second grant will be used to purchase a skid steer, which will assist in implementing various earth-moving projects… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that Katelyn Wheatley of Carroll County High School won the 2023 Congressional Art Competition in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District. Her artwork is entitled Highland Ponies and will be displayed in the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Autumn Selfridge of Virginia High School earned second place with Harbingers of Spring, and Sailor… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has awarded Mount Rogers Community Services Board a mental health and substance abuse services grant totaling $1,000,000. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“I am very pleased that the Department of Health and Human Services has allocated more resources to the Ninth District to help… 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 hearing examining the role of data brokers in the digital economy.
Today’s hearing included the following witnesses: Justin Sherman, Senior Fellow & Research Lead, Data Brokerage Project, Duke… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks and asked questions at a hearing to examine the U.S. Health and Human Services’ oversight of unaccompanied minors at America’s southern border, grant management by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will host his 2023 Service Academy Day event on Saturday, May 6, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the Wytheville Meeting Center located at 333 Community Boulevard, Wytheville. Griffith issued the following statement:
“For those high school students interested in serving their country, the U.S. Service Academies offer a way to both serve and further… Read more »
Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) applauded the Committee passage of their Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, legislation to address the permanent scheduling of fentanyl analogues. It was favorably passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and will now go to the House floor for a vote.
“I am pleased the Energy and… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $2,578,604 to Tri-Area Community Health, which serves residents in the counties of Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, and Patrick, as well as the City of Galax. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“The more than $2 million in funding announced today will greatly benefit countless… Read more »