Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement regarding the developing scandals in Washington, D.C.: “The abuse-of-power scandals recently engulfing the White House have been developing so quickly that my statements of yesterday are already out of date. Not only has the Internal Revenue Service admitted to deliberately targeting nonprofit conservative groups such as ‘Tea Part... Read more »
Interim Progress Report on the Attacks in Benghazi Many people have written my office asking Congress to continue looking into the September 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya that took the lives of four Americans. House Committees have been conducting an investigation, and recently released an interim progress report on what they have learned. Among other findings, the report c... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement announcing the upcoming Service Academy Day in Dublin and Abingdon: “Each year I have the honor of nominating a limited number of people to United States service academies, which offer exceptional education as well as the opportunity to serve our country. I encourage students interested in attending a service academy to come to ou... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after participating in a press conference on the introduction of a resolution opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT): “I am proud to serve the Commonwealth of Virginia, which would not ratify the Constitution of these United States until it included the Bill of Rights. That Bill of Rights protects the inalienable righ... Read more »
Avoiding a Government Shutdown Recently the House of Representatives passed legislation known as a Continuing Resolution (CR) which would fund the government through September 30 (the end of Fiscal Year 2013), thus avoiding a government shutdown. This CR, passed three weeks before the deadline, works to curb spending, accepting spending levels consistent with Sequestration - a 2.3 percent cut fro... Read more »
Numbers for nerds, and other Americans who care – Part I On Friday February 15 in Washington, I attended a policy meeting with guest speaker David Walker, who focused on debt and deficit issues. Mr. Walker served under both a Democrat President and a Republican President as the U.S. Comptroller General, the head of an agency overseeing the payment and receipt of public funds. He presented my colle... Read more »
No Budget, No Pay This past week, the House of Representatives passed legislation in hopes of breaking the budget logjam and to push the Senate into passing its first budget proposal in nearly four years. The House has passed a budget resolution the last four years - two were under Democrat leadership, two were under Republican leadership. In the House, we intend to pass a budget again this year. ... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today announcing those receiving congressional nominations from his office to the United States Service Academies: “Southwest Virginia, Southside Virginia, and the Alleghany Highlands have a rich history of military service, and it is an honor to nominate these young men and women to the United States Service Academies. I commend th... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement on the Fiscal Cliff: “Tonight I voted NO on the Senate amendments to the House bill, H.R. 8. As many people know, I review every legislative proposal independently and work to make the best decision I can on behalf of the people of the United States and the residents of Virginia’s Ninth District. After reviewing all major aspects ... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today following his vote against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report for Fiscal Year 2013: “I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act previously because I did not believe that it adequately protected our civil liberties. Language in the Senate’s version of the defense authorization got us clo... Read more »
