I frequently hear from constituents concerned about the false myth of free, lifetime benefits and health care plans for Members of Congress after serving one term, which is not true. While there are many things in Washington in need of reform and even some of the benefits of Members of Congress need to be looked at, misleading information continues circulating on the Internet and in… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today regarding Boiler MACT rules finalized late this week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
“I am still studying the requirements of the new Boiler MACT regulations, but clearly the EPA was listening to testimony before the Energy and Commerce Committee on my bill, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act,” Griffith… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) was named to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health for the 113th Congress, which begins on January 3, 2013.
“I’m grateful to Chairman Upton for the trust he is placing in me in appointing me to the Subcommittee on Health,” Griffith stated. “I look forward to working hard on policies to assure that Medicare and Medicaid… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after learning that Norfolk Southern Corp. has furloughed approximately 200 employees in the railroad’s Bluefield-based Pocahontas Division and the Roanoke, Va. based Virginian Division:
“I have been warning folks about the negative consequences of the Obama Administration's war on coal. The direct attack is launched… Read more »
Economic Growth in Southwest and Southside Virginia
All across Southwest and Southside Virginia, the unintended consequences of Washington’s policies impact our jobs, our pocketbooks, and our way of life. Sometimes those unintended consequences cost us numerous jobs and even entire industries. In Washington, I often hear politicians talk about economic “transitions” away from… Read more »
The War on Coal is a War on Jobs
The Obama Administration’s war on coal is a war on jobs. Coal is America’s most abundant energy source and one of its most affordable. It provides nearly half of the nation’s electricity – though the percentage is now declining due in part to the wave of costly anti-coal regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). And… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding his vote to support the Stop the War on Coal Act, H.R. 3409:
“Just this week, the Ninth District once again absorbed the devastating impacts of the war on coal. As another thousand plus jobs are cut from the mining industry, the House took action. Today’s legislation – the Stop the War on Coal Act… Read more »
By Todd Beamon and John Bachman
http://www.newsmax.com/America/obama-griffith-election-romney/2012/09/20/id/457003#ixzz2770uTEpu
Four more years of President Barack Obama will bring a “real loss of economic power in this country,” Virginia Rep. Morgan Griffith tells Newsmax.TV.
“We would see not just a few thousand layoffs, but tens of thousands of layoffs across the coal… Read more »
http://washingtonexaminer.com/epa-stifles-u.s.-coal-but-subsidizes-it-in-china/article/2508576#.UG7jpj1STjK
Two weeks ago, the United States national debt surpassed $16 trillion. To put that into perspective, that is more than $50,000 per person in the U.S. To finance this overwhelming debt, the U.S. is borrowing roughly 40 cents of every dollar we spend, a good portion of it from… Read more »
