25 Years Without the “Iron Curtain”
As a student of history, I feel it important to note the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, described by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill as an “Iron Curtain” dividing Europe. Much of the population doesn’t remember this – they were either too young or not yet born. But for roughly 30 years, I was a part of… Read more »
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In an October 2 speech, President Obama asserted, “By every economic measure, we are better off now than we were when I took office.” The President may think everything is okay, but I don’t. And when I talk to constituents, they don’t think everything is okay either. Too many are unemployed or underemployed, have only part-time jobs when they want full-time… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement in honor of the Battle of Point Pleasant, which took place on October 10, 1774:
“240 years ago today, western Virginia frontiersmen under the command of Colonel Andrew Lewis met an army led by Chief Cornstalk, a Shawnee chief, at the juncture of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers known as Point Pleasant. This was… Read more »
Defeating ISIS – An Update
In previous columns I have noted I am of the belief the President does not have the authority to wage an extended war on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) without Congressional approval. I agree we must see that ISIS is destroyed. Unlike Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), I believe like Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) that Congress must debate… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of an amendment to the Continuing Resolution related to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS):
“ISIS is a very dangerous terrorist organization, and action must be taken in order to defeat them. President Obama requested language be added to the Continuing Resolution in order to train… Read more »
Back to School
Many schools and universities throughout the Ninth District have returned from summer vacation over the past several weeks. As my children prepare to return to school, I can’t help but remember the excitement and anticipation I always felt leading up to a new school year.
For me, those feelings became especially heightened when teachers like my mother began heading… Read more »
Protecting Veterans and our Border
Veterans
On Wednesday, July 30, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act (H.R. 3230). Importantly, this bill will require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow eligible veterans to receive care outside of the VA system at non-VA facilities if that veteran… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today honoring Independence Day:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today released the following statement on the 70th anniversary of D-Day:
“70 years ago today, approximately 160,000 brave Allied troops and members of the American military landed on the beaches of Normandy in the D-Day offensive, including the Bedford Boys and Mr. Bob Slaughter, who was born in Bristol and raised in Roanoke.”
“At the age of 15,… Read more »
President Allows Nations with Emerging Economies to Pick Carcass of U.S. Economy
Monday, June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new regulations that would require our nation’s existing power plants to cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. This rule will impact approximately 1,000 fossil fuel-fired plants, particularly those… Read more »
