Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined officials from the Virginia Division of Mines, Minerals, and Energy today to announce a $3.5 million project in the City of Norton to reclaim abandoned mine land and create a 200-acre industrial park. The industrial park is a part of regional cooperation in the Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority (RIFA), consisting of the City of Norton ... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined officials from the Virginia Division of Mines, Minerals, and Energy today to announce a $88,302 grant to improve the trail and parking lot at the Devil’s Fork Loop Trail in Scott County. Griffith issued the following statement: “The Devil’s Fork Loop Trail offers access to one of Virginia’s great natural treasures, the Devil’s Bathtub. The $88,302 in fundi... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) celebrated today’s announcement of 212 jobs created by Press Glass, which will build a manufacturing operation in Henry County. Press Glass, a flat glass processing operation headquartered in Poland, will invest $43.55 million in the project. Griffith attended the announcement and issued the following statement: “Today’s announcement is exciting for Henry County.... Read more »
The 115th Congress has been working to improve the lives of average Americans. From taking on the opioid crisis to cutting taxes for the great majority of Americans, the House of Representatives has pushed for solutions. I believe the results make Americans better off. Economy Constituents frequently ask about jobs and economic development when I talk to them while traveling around the 22 counties... Read more »
Update: Since this column was first issued, both H.R. 3994, the Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act, and H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, passed the House of Representatives. --- For Americans from all parts of the country to participate in modern li... Read more »
The House of Representatives adopted an amendment co-sponsored by Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) to the Interior and Environment appropriations bill to continue funding for a pilot project to reclaim abandoned mine land. Congressman Griffith issued the following statement: “Many longtime coal mining communities stand to benefit from reclaiming abandoned mine lands. Such projects offer opportun... Read more »
The House of Representatives today adopted an amendment to prohibit funding to enforce an Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation that defines truck trailers as motor vehicles. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) in offering the amendment. He issued the following statement: “The Obama Administration’s EPA defied logic in declaring that t... Read more »
Thursday, July 12, 2018 – The House Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced bills in a full committee markup, including measures to expand broadband access. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is cosponsoring the two bills promoting broadband and supported them in markup today. He issued the following statement: “The Energy and Commerce Committee made progress in a bipartisan manner on our pri... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after his bills to extend deadlines for the commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects at the Gathright Dam in Alleghany County and the Flannagan Dam in Dickenson County passed the United States Senate: “Hydropower is an important renewable energy asset, and the projects at the Gathright Dam and the Flannagan Dam will he... Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant to Buchanan County: “I am pleased that the federally-funded Appalachian Regional Commission is providing assistance to guarantee safe water for Buchanan County residents. These funds will go to constructing 25,880 linear feet of waterline and extend water service to 61 households and... Read more »
