The U.S. Department of the Army has awarded a $9.36 million contract to Moog, Incorporated of Blacksburg to build components used in the upgrade of Light Armored Vehicles. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“This $9.36 million contract for Moog will support jobs and economic growth in the New River Valley while getting our men and women in uniform the… Read more »
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for the United States to secure critical supply chains and promote domestic manufacturing and technology.
As part of a legislative agenda to reassert American leadership in these areas and reduce dependence on competitors such as China, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today introduced the Advancing Quantum Computing Act and joined as… Read more »
Don’t Redefine “Flattening the Curve”
I recently spent a day with the New River Public Health Task Force, meeting with its members and touring facilities. The task force has guided the New River region’s response to the coronavirus, and I appreciated the opportunity to learn more firsthand about their important work.
Virginia as a whole, unfortunately, has lagged in testing for… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will be hosting his 2020 Service Academy Day on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Students will have the opportunity to meet with invited officials from the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, as well as representatives from the… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting against H. Con. Res. 83, the War Powers Resolution introduced by House Democrats:
“Whether or not to wage war is a matter of the greatest significance to our country. It should fall to the people’s representatives in Congress to debate and decide, as the Constitution dictates.
“Unfortunately, the War Powers… Read more »
New Laws
As 2019 drew to a close, President Trump signed two bills that had passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate. I have previously highlighted them in this column as legislation that I support and cosponsored and am glad that they are now law.
On December 30, the President signed the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019.
The Debbie Smith Act was first passed in… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement announcing the names of his nominees to the United States Service Academies:
“Each year I have the honor to nominate a limited number of young men and women to United States Service Academies. These outstanding students represent the best of Southwest Virginia, and they deserve our thanks for their willingness to serve our… Read more »
Help for New Mothers
More mothers are dying during childbirth. This trend is even more pronounced in rural areas.
On November 13, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee passed legislation focused on improving maternal health.
Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began national monitoring of pregnancy-related deaths, it has observed a tragic… Read more »
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Funding
On July 31, I joined the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy in Wise County and Norton to announce the latest projects funded by the federal Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Pilot program. I fought in Washington to make sure money for Virginia was included in this program.
Money from this program goes to projects that reclaim land where… Read more »
National Defense Authorization Act
On July 12, the U.S. House of Representatives passed on a near-party line vote the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
This bill, which comes up annually, is supposed to authorize funding for our Armed Forces and national security, but unfortunately the Democrat majority used this year’s NDAA for partisan purposes, seeking to tie President… Read more »
