It’s About the Constitution
The Constitution – Still Relevant
The Senate debate on collecting all our phone data has been interesting. Hopefully the American people have a better understanding of their rights and of the importance of the Congressional power to check the Executive branch.
Government Control of Water – An Update
On May 27, the Obama Administration announced it had… Read more »
Death, Taxes, and Bureaucratic Overreach
Using a phrase attributed to Benjamin Franklin, “…In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” I would submit that in modern times, nothing is certain except death, taxes, and bureaucratic overreach.
On Thursday, April 16, oral arguments were heard in a U.S. Court of Appeals in cases challenging the Environmental… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1105):
“Enacted nearly 100 years ago, the federal estate tax, commonly known as the ‘death tax’ is imposed ‘on the transfer of the taxable estate of every decedent who is a citizen or resident of the United States’ (26 U.S.C. § 2001a). This is a… Read more »
The IRS - Up to its Old Tricks?
As you probably know, tax return filing season is upon us once again. January 20 was the first day of the 2015 tax season, the day on which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began accepting tax returns.
The IRS has estimated that the average taxpayer spends roughly 13 hours per year preparing their taxes. But this year, it might be even more… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Tax Increase Prevention Act (H.R. 5771):
“This legislation, as is often the case, is far from perfect. It includes tax credits for the wind power industry, tax credits I oppose. However, it also contains provisions supportive of our farmers, teachers, and small businesses. As… Read more »
Leading from Behind
Civilized people are appalled by the barbaric murder of American journalist Jim Foley by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). A week after ISIS distributed video of Foley’s tragic murder, President Obama in a press conference responded to questions about potential plans for action in Syria by saying, “We don’t have a strategy yet.”
Hmmmm. Is this… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) conference report:
“Agriculture is an integral part of the economy and history of the Commonwealth of Virginia, particularly the Ninth District. The negotiations that led to this conference report have been neither easy nor… Read more »
I frequently hear from constituents concerned about the false myth of free, lifetime benefits and health care plans for Members of Congress after serving one term, which is not true. While there are many things in Washington in need of reform and even some of the benefits of Members of Congress need to be looked at, misleading information continues circulating on the Internet and in… Read more »
Farm Listening Tour
Agriculture is an integral part of Southern and Western Virginia’s economy and heritage. Virginia’s agriculture industry is by far the largest industry in the Commonwealth, generating about $55 billion annually and providing more than 357,000 jobs. It is also the largest industry in the Ninth Congressional District.
In light of what seem to be… Read more »
By Wes Bunch
http://www.timesnews.net/article/9050485/griffith-hears-farmers-concerns-during-tour-of-southwest-virginia
FORT BLACKMORE -- U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith made stops at farms in Lee and Scott counties Wednesday as part of a four-day, 12-county listening tour through his Southwest Virginia district.
Griffith -- a freshman Republican from Salem -- spoke with farmers and… Read more »
