Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address earlier this evening:
“President Obama could have used his time tonight laying out his plans to work with Congress to improve our health care system, increase our energy independence, encourage job growth, decrease our debt and deficits, and more. Instead,… Read more »
Higher Energy Prices and You
As reported by the New York Times’ Clifford Krauss, “Natural gas prices spiked by nearly 10 percent on Friday to levels not seen since 2010 as another wave of freezing weather brought surges of heating and electricity demand.” Natural gas now tops $5, the highest it has been in three and a half years, which CNBC reports “… has led to concerns about… Read more »
2013 In Review and 2014 Congressional Issues Survey
It is my privilege to represent and serve you in the House of Representatives, particularly at this critical time. I have traveled thousands of miles throughout Southwest Virginia, Southside Virginia, and the Alleghany Highlands in the last year, attending various meetings or events and speaking with many different people about… Read more »
The ADAPT Act, Fire Hydrants, and the NSA
The ADAPT Act
Regular readers of this column are aware of my ongoing efforts to improve the quality and safety of our health care system and increase patient choice and control. We have numerous bills that have been introduced, and that the various committees are working on. Among those committees that are working on improvements… Read more »
On My Christmas List…
Last week, I introduced the EPA MACT (Maximum Achievable Contraction of Technocrats) Act, which would cut the EPA’s workforce by a reasonable 15 percent over a realistic three- to four-year period.
Regular readers of this column are aware that I am not the EPA’s biggest fan. However, I do want clean air and clean water, and I will give some credit where it… Read more »
Drill, Baby, Drill – Guess What? It Worked!
Previously, President Obama mockingly described Republicans’ energy strategy as: “Step one is drill, and step two is drill, and then step three is keep drilling.”
However, regular readers of this column know that simply isn’t the case. To provide jobs, secure our energy future, and keep costs low, we believe in an… Read more »
This Week in Washington: Coal and Obamacare
Obamacare
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday, October 30 testified before my colleagues and me on the Energy and Commerce Committee on the rollout of the health care law. Even after her testimony, more questions remain.
However, what Secretary Sebelius made clear to me was that she doesn’t want to… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today joined a crowd of coal miners and other friends of coal at the Stand Up for American Energy Jobs Rally on the west side of the U.S. Capitol Building. Griffith was one of many lawmakers to address the rally. An excerpt from his remarks:
"Several years ago, the President said, 'When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, you know,… Read more »
Defunding Obamacare and Controlling Spending
With my support, on Friday, September 20, the House passed legislation known as a continuing resolution that prevents a government shutdown AND also prevents money from being spent by the federal government on the so-called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). PPACA is also known as Obamacare.
It is my belief that the… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) released a regulation to set greenhouse gas New Source Performance Standards for new coal-fired power plants:
“Current federal policies, let alone the regulation announced today, are devastating the economy of the Ninth District of Virginia. Each week, our region must… Read more »
