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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today eleven economic development projects selected for grant approval from the AML Pilot program administered by the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and funded by the Federal Power Plus Pilot Program. The projects are designed to boost the local economies of the coalfield region. Project sites are connected with… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $396,605 in additional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to jurisdictions in the New River Valley. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Community Development Block Grants support local governments in maintaining important services and promoting quality of life in their… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $116,003 in additional Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to the City of Bristol. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Community Development Block Grants support local governments in maintaining important services and promoting quality of life in their jurisdictions. Additional… Read more »

A House Energy and Commerce Committee markup today advanced several bills introduced or cosponsored by Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA). Griffith introduced H.R. 4812, the Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act, to limit the transfer of registrations to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances: “The abuse of legal manufacturing and sales of opioids heavily… Read more »

Government surveillance of a person’s communications has been a persistent fear in the modern age. The increased means at our disposal to interact with each other also increase the means for someone to read communications not meant for them. In the book 1984, George Orwell foresaw intrusive personal surveillance as a tool of totalitarians. Fortunately, we do not live in a totalitarian… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after introducing with Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) the Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020: “Hemp was historically an important crop for Virginia farmers, and dietary supplements made from it do not possess dangerous addictive qualities. Nevertheless, the current state of… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a $200,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response (Planning) grant to the Free Clinic of the New River Valley. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “The opioid crisis struck rural areas hard, and Southwest Virginia has been no exception. The HHS award of $200,000 to the Free Clinic of the New… Read more »

Seventy-Five Years Since World War II September 2 marks the 75th anniversary of World War II’s end. It was the most terrible war in history. Estimates of the precise toll vary, but the National World War II Museum records 15 million battle deaths, 25 million battle wounded, and 45 million civilian deaths. Active U.S. involvement in the war began on December 7, 1941, with the surprise… Read more »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities grant to the Substance Abuse Taskforce in Rural Appalachia (SATIRA) in Tazewell. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Substance abuse has inflicted tremendous devastation on our families, friends, and neighborhoods. Stopping it must begin in our… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is an original cosponsor to the American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (COMPETE) Act, introduced today by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). The bill promotes American technological leadership in several sectors, including unmanned delivery vehicles and quantum technology. Griffith issued the following… Read more »