Labor Day
On the first Monday of September, Americans observe Labor Day.
Americans are a hard-working people. From farms to factories to mines, we are willing to take on difficult tasks to support our families and provide goods and services people need and want. It is appropriate that we take this late-summer day to celebrate the industriousness and dedication of American… 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 »
Rare Earth Elements
Countries can rise or fall based on what lies under their feet.
Kingdoms in the Middle East gained power due to their vast reserves of oil. Gold and silver mines drove the populating of parts of the American West.
In the 21st century, rare earth elements may be the essential resources that shape our future as a country.
Rare earth elements are not necessarily as… Read more »
On the last Monday of May, Americans remember those brave men and women who died defending our country.
We honor all Americans who fell in battle on Memorial Day, but this year it also falls close to an important anniversary of a great battle. Seventy-five years ago, on June 6, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in France to bring about the liberation of Western Europe and the… Read more »
Help for Sexual Assault Victims
Before the 115th Congress concludes, the House of Representatives will take up an important bill I cosponsored with Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), the Megan Rondini Sexual Assault Victims Protection Act.
The namesake of the bill was a student at the University of Alabama. One night, Megan was raped by a man from a prominent local family. She went to the local… 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 »
Help for Veterans
Although the Veterans Administration was formally organized during the Herbert Hoover presidency, benefits for veterans can trace their roots to near the nation’s birth. Veterans deserve the thanks and support of all Americans for the sacrifices they made on our behalf. Thus, veterans are promised benefits in recognition of their service.
For too many veterans, these… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, passed the House of Representatives:
“We owe our liberties to brave men and women who risk their lives to fight for us. These heroes deserve our support, especially when their health and well-being has suffered in the line of duty. This bill offers support to some… Read more »
“The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land.”
So began the order of John A. Logan, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, instituting… Read more »
Improving Care for Veterans
One of our highest obligations as a nation is “to care for him who shall have borne the battle,” as Abraham Lincoln eloquently stated in his Second Inaugural Address. The men and women who wear the uniform of the United States military put their lives on the line for our freedoms, and many come home with wounds both seen and unseen.
Over the past few… Read more »
