Partial Government Shutdown
I have heard questions from constituents regarding the operations of the Federal Government that will continue operating during the partial government shutdown. While some departments remain unfunded, some were covered by appropriations bills that have been signed into law.
For example, the Department of Defense has been funded, meaning servicemen and -women… Read more »
Honoring Our Veterans
Each November 11, our country honors Veterans Day. It is a way we can show our gratitude for those brave men and women who put on the uniform to protect us and the freedoms we cherish.
This year’s observance holds a special significance, for it is the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after President Trump today signed into law legislation that includes his bill, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act:
“I am glad that President Trump has signed into law my legislation making commonsense reforms to licensing for closed-loop pumped storage hydropower projects. These projects provide… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate today passed legislation including his bill, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act:
“Closed-loop pumped storage hydropower is a source of renewable energy that can be harnessed with infrastructure, including abandoned mines. These projects could bring jobs and energy to… Read more »
As you know, I serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The following are some of the issues we are working on.
Progress on Prescription Drug Prices
High prescription drug prices are a burden on many Ninth District residents. There are a variety of reasons why prices have soared, but one necessary factor in order to bring them down is transparency.
Thanks to legislation that… Read more »
Our part of Virginia understands the damage that can be inflicted by excessive regulation. The War on Coal was largely waged in this manner, as the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposed layers of rules providing no benefit to the environment but imposing massive new costs on the coal industry.
The coal industry is not the only subject of overzealous… Read more »
Bipartisan Health Care Legislation
Health care policy touches on some of the most important and personal decisions people make. From my vantage point on the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, I continue to look for ways to improve health care in the Ninth District.
Health care policy revolves around quality, availability, and affordability. All three of these… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representative passed legislation including his bill, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act:
“Closed-loop pumped storage hydropower is a technology with great promise for Southwest Virginia. Abandoned mines would provide the infrastructure, construction at the location of the… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $600,000 for sites in Wise County and the City of Norton as part of its Brownfields Program:
“Cleaning up brownfields can turn them into economic assets for a community. This $600,000 grant will help sites in the Towns of Coeburn and Wise, Wise County, and the… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $600,000 to the Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Corporation as part of its Brownfields Program:
“Cleaning up brownfields can turn them into economic assets for a community. This $600,000 grant will help sites in the Towns of Clifton Forge and Iron Gate,… Read more »
