The Green Climate Fund and Us
Recently, I spearheaded a letter to House Appropriations Committee leaders signed by 110 Members of the House in which we expressed our opposition to President Obama’s unilateral pledge of U.S. taxpayer funds for use in the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund. This fund, launched in 2009 with the goal of raising $100 billion a year in financing, is a… Read more »
In a letter led by Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY), 110 Members of Congress express their opposition to President Obama’s unilateral pledge of U.S. taxpayer funds to the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund, especially if any international climate agreement emerging from the upcoming United… Read more »
Defeating ISIS
I continue to be horrified and heartbroken by the November 13 coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris. I mourn the innocent victims, pray for them and for their loved ones, and pray for the people of France.
I strongly condemn these attacks. Mr. President, the world needs strong leadership from the US.
Unfortunately, it is all the more clear that the Islamic… Read more »
Energy, EPA, Jobs
Last week, my colleagues and I on the Energy and Power Subcommittee passed two Resolutions of Disapproval (H.J.Res 71 and H.J.Res 72) under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block two final rules for new and existing power plants issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
As described by the Congressional Research Service, the CRA “…is an oversight… Read more »
Pope and Change
We experienced an historic moment last week when Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress, the first Pope in our nation’s history to do so. I was in attendance to hear his remarks to the people of the United States.
Regardless of your religious beliefs or political leanings, Pope Francis’ words were thought-provoking. While others in the media have… Read more »
A Ban and an Energy Boom
Virtually no one would have predicted just a decade ago that the United States would soon transform into an energy-producing powerhouse. Regardless, we have, and our nation is now one of the world’s leading producers of oil and natural gas.
But there is action that can and should be taken in order to help sustain this success: lifting the outdated ban on… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after learning that an affiliate of coal producer Alpha Natural Resources will be ceasing operations or reducing its workforce at several Dickenson County mines. Alpha Natural Resources affiliate Paramont Coal will be ceasing operations at Deep Mine 44, Deep Mine 37, and Deep Mine 25, and reducing the workforce… Read more »
Grieving
Like you, I am heartbroken by the tragic incident in Franklin County on August 26 during which WDBJ7 journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward were killed and Vicki Gardner, head of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, was injured. Both Alison and Adam grew up in our area, with Alison graduating from high school in Martinsville and Adam from high school in… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today after learning that a number of states have joined together to ask the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an immediate stay of its Clean Power Plan as legal proceedings continue in the courts. Unfortunately, the Commonwealth of Virginia is not among the states requesting a stay.
“I am appreciative of… Read more »
A Tale of Two Cities: Washington, D.C. and Bristol, VA
In his great novel about the French Revolution, 19th century author Charles Dickens writes of the horrors taking place in Paris, France, and the relative calm in London, England. On Monday, August 3, we saw a less violent but still troubling scenario that calls to mind Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.
In Washington, D.C., the… Read more »
