Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “Roe v. Wade was a constitutional error that has produced decades of tragedy. The Supreme Court got the law right today in Dobbs. The Court has returned to the individual states the ability to make their own decisions on this issue. Our task going forwa... Read more »
In times of crisis, Americans look to the president of the United States for leadership. If we do so now, however, we would only see a president and administration who have been neglectful of solving the real problems facing our country or actively made them worse. No president has governed over a more severe crisis at the southern border. April 2022 saw the most illegal crossings in one month on ... Read more »
A leaked draft opinion has turned attention to the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. Based on the draft opinion, it appears that a majority of the Court is ready to reverse its ruling in Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that struck down restrictions on abortion across the country. As a strong supporter of the right to life, I would welcome such a r... Read more »
A primary responsibility of Congress is oversight of the executive branch. For any administration, but especially the Biden Administration, that means a lot of questions to ask. In contrast to the number of questions, the opportunities to ask them have been few. The appearance of U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommi... Read more »
The Constitution vests the president with the power to appoint justices to the Supreme Court “by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate.” As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, I do not have a vote on President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, but I believe the Senate should not vote to confirm her. My objections to this nomination arise fro... Read more »
If Congress was graded on a report card, one of the subjects it would be graded on is oversight. Ensuring the faithful execution of the laws and rooting out mismanagement by the executive branch are core constitutional obligations of the House and Senate. For this term, congressional Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee would have to receive an “incomplete” on oversight. They simpl... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration but allowed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services vaccine mandate on health care workers to remain in effect: “The Supreme Court was right to block President Biden’s vaccine mandate on... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “Supporting legislation that would infringe on the constitutional rights of American citizens would violate my oath of office. As in past years, this year’s NDAA contained a provision that could permit indefinite detention of American citizens. I have objected to it before and tried ... Read more »
Over the past few months, I have heard clear opposition from many residents of Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District to President Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates. I share this opposition and have expressed it before in this column. I am vaccinated, and I urge others to consider getting vaccinated themselves if they are not already, but I believe such a decision should be left to an individu... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today voted no on the Democrat reconciliation bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. He issued the following statement: “The Democrat reconciliation bill is a mess. It promises to ‘Build Back Better’ but is littered with policies that will make life more expensive and less free for the average American. That such a reckless bill is the treasured priority of W... Read more »
