ENERGY EQUALS JOBS
In a well coordinated photo, now featured on the Department of Energy’s website, President Obama recently stood amid a sea of solar panels at the Copper Mountain Solar Project, located just outside of Las Vegas, NV. The President was there in support of his Administration’s efforts to promote “green energy.” This one million solar panel facility, built on… Read more »
ENERGY EQUALS JOBS
On April 18, 1977, President Jimmy Carter said, “Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of coal and permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.” Two things about this statement shock me. Nearly forty years have passed since Carter made these remarks and oil… Read more »
Budgeting for the Future
John Adams once said, "There are two ways to enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt." With our nation's debt quickly approaching $16 trillion, America must heed the advice of John Adams and avoid being financially enslaved.
I was elected to help change the way we do business in Washington and to make tough decisions – not just… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following statement regarding his votes on the FY 2013 budget resolutions in the House:
“The House budget passed today with my support. I also voted for the Republican Study Committee’s budget substitute, which unfortunately did not pass. I’m pleased that the House continues to move in the right direction with respect to cutting… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith released the following statement today after learning CONSOL Energy will indefinitely idle the longwall mining unit in its southwest Virginia Buchanan Mine and reduce its continuous mining operating schedule to five days per week:
“Along with many others, I believe the Obama Administration’s war on coal is real. Since February of this year, CONSOL is… Read more »
Virginia Loses a Hero
On Thursday, February 23rd, Virginia and our nation lost a true hero. Sergeant T.J. Conrad – just 22 years old – was killed in action in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. Sgt. Conrad was outgoing, determined, and a man of true grit. He truly personified the Army's old slogan – Be All You Can Be.
I wish to extend my… Read more »
Since his election in 2010, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., has been at loggerheads with the Environmental Protection Agency, and his bill H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, has put him at odds with the environmental community, but Griffith sees his work in very personal terms. Read more »
The Senate has again failed to act on House-passed legislation that would help American businesses, hospitals, and universities facing unreasonable Boiler MACT regulations. Read more »
Republicans on Capitol Hill are working on a new plan to extend unemployment benefits that would reform the system so prisoners and people making more than $100,000 annually would not be eligible for the payments.
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