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It’s Time to Get to Work The election is over.  It’s time to get back to work.  The appearance of Washington is unchanged.  Democrats control the White House and the Senate and Republicans control the House.  The American people have spoken.  Those in Washington and those coming to Washington are going to have to sit down, hammer out solutions, and compromise a… Read more »

Americans Deserve Straight Talk on Terrorism The primary role of the federal government is to provide for the common defense of the American people both here and abroad.  On September 11, 2012, the United States government failed to protect four Americans – including our Ambassador to Libya – and consequently, they were killed at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.  Given that the… Read more »

Economic Growth in Southwest and Southside Virginia All across Southwest and Southside Virginia, the unintended consequences of Washington’s policies impact our jobs, our pocketbooks, and our way of life.  Sometimes those unintended consequences cost us numerous jobs and even entire industries.  In Washington, I often hear politicians talk about economic “transitions” away from… Read more »

The Young, the Old, and Everyone in Between Taxes In last week’s column, I pointed out just two of the bad ideas included in President Obama’s health care law, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or ObamaCare. In both cases – the Individual Mandate Tax and the Tax on Small Businesses and Self-Employed Individuals – I think it’s important that people understand that hardworking… Read more »

This week’s column goes in two very different directions:  domestic policy and foreign policy. Hidden Taxes in ObamaCare As I’m sure would be the case for any 2,400 page bill, there are a few good ideas in President Obama’s health care law, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or ObamaCare.  Unfortunately for the American people, the bad ideas outweigh the good… Read more »

The War on Coal is a War on Jobs The Obama Administration’s war on coal is a war on jobs.  Coal is America’s most abundant energy source and one of its most affordable.  It provides nearly half of the nation’s electricity – though the percentage is now declining due in part to the wave of costly anti-coal regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  And… Read more »

America Must Stand Tall The United States of America has long been a blessed nation.  God has provided our people with an abundance of natural resources, wealth, and success.  He has guarded over us in times of turmoil, and helped us flourish in times of prosperity.  Despite our many blessings, we also have enemies and vulnerabilities.  Last week, on the eleventh… Read more »

http://www.alleghanyjournal.com/aj_article.php?ndx=13601 Congressman Morgan Griffith (right) received the “Guardian of Small Business Award” from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on Thursday, September 13, 2012. Read more »

We Will Never Forget Winston Churchill once said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal:  it is the courage to continue that counts.”  Eleven years ago on a fateful day in September, Churchill’s wisdom and foresight surely weren’t fully understood.  After four planes – hijacked by nineteen terrorists from the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda – took down the World… Read more »

American Workforce  Another year has gone by and America has spent another Labor Day disappointed.  While celebrating Labor Day with folks in Covington, I was struck when I saw a once bustling factory with an “Absolute Auction” sign posted in front of it.  Though the MeadWestvaco plant is doing fine, it’s truly a shame that another plant in the area is not. It’s also a… Read more »