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… 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… 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… Read more »
On June 8, the House of Representatives passed the Energy and Water appropriations bill to fund the Department of Energy (DOE), among other programs.
The United States is in the middle of an energy boom, and I believe the Energy and Water bill we passed will help keep us on the right path. Energy policy is integral to the economic and national security of our country, and future energy… Read more »
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it has designated Opportunity Zones in Virginia, including areas located in the Ninth District. As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, new investments in communities designated as Opportunity Zones receive preferential tax treatment, encouraging growth and revitalization in areas facing economic… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today participated in the announcement that $1.5 million had been awarded to the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine as part of the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Pilot Program. Congressman Griffith has worked diligently to obtain funding for the program. He issued the following statement:
“Plenty of communities throughout Southwest Virginia coal country have… Read more »
I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t want clean air and clean water. Protecting our environment is something we all desire. But there are grand ideas about refashioning (but damaging) our economy that offer theoretical benefits we may never see, or there are nuts-and-bolts approaches that can make positive differences in both our environment and our economy. For too long at the Environmental… Read more »
As the House of Representatives considers banking legislation, I find myself thinking about the legacy of Maggie Walker, a great success story from the annals of Virginia.
Walker was born in Richmond in 1864 to a former slave who, after the War Between the States, worked as a laundress. She helped her mother with this task as she grew up, then became a teacher, and eventually devoted… Read more »
Traveling Across the Ninth
When the House of Representatives is not voting in Washington, I use the time I have to travel across the Ninth District to hear your stories, your questions, and your concerns. So far this year, I have visited all 29 jurisdictions that make up the Ninth. These visits covered topics from economic development to safety in our schools to individual constituent… Read more »
Committees are the engines that drive Congress. At the committee level, Members of Congress learn about issues, carefully consider legislation, and conduct oversight to see what works in the Federal Government and what doesn’t.
Serving on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as I do, means a busy schedule. We have a broad jurisdiction that covers policy areas of great importance to… Read more »
