Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Senate bill to provide funding to address the crisis at the southern border:
“Speaker Pelosi told the American people in January that President Trump was ‘manufacturing a crisis.’ There was indeed a crisis at the southern border then, and it has only grown worse. Instead of… Read more »
The Wrong Approach to Immigration Reform
One of America’s defining virtues is that its promise is open to people of all races and creeds. Our foundational principles apply to men and women no matter their land of origin.
Yet this openness to all also places obligations on those who want to become Americans. Because we aspire to treat everyone equally according to the law, we expect… Read more »
Anti-Semitism Has No Place in America
I have been discouraged by an increase in anti-Semitism during recent months. The most horrifying example was the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh last October, but anti-Semitic rhetoric has also become more commonplace in public life.
Often, this hate is directed at our close ally, Israel. Treating a steadfast friend and the… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement in response to the declaration of national emergency by President Trump regarding the situation at the southern border:
“Since the National Emergencies Act was signed into law in 1976, presidents have used it dozens of times to declare national emergencies. For example, President George W. Bush issued a national emergency… Read more »
Fiscal Restraint
While the Federal Government needs to spend on some things, it ought to be frugal with your hard-earned tax dollars.
It was nice to be recognized in a recent Blaze TV story and Washington Examiner article as one of the few Members of Congress whose votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18) would have resulted in a net spending cut. This data came from the Coalition to… Read more »
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 »
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
John Adams made this observation almost 250 years ago. I recalled his words when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in arguing against more funding for security at the southern border, claimed that President Trump was “manufacturing a… Read more »
C. Bascom Slemp
President Trump recently named Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as his acting Chief of Staff. Having worked with Mick when he represented South Carolina in the House of Representatives, I think the President has made a good choice.
Earlier in the search process, attention focused on a current colleague of mine and another Freedom Caucus member,… 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) and members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requesting information about unaccompanied alien children in the custody of HHS. Congressman Griffith issued the following statement:
“It is important that children in the care of HHS receive… Read more »
