The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $274,168 to public housing agencies in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District to support housing assistance for low-income residents. The funding was awarded through the CARES Act Admin Fee Regular and Mainstream Voucher Program. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“The coronavirus… Read more »
The coronavirus outbreak has upended many of the ways we go about our lives. As a Member of Congress, I believe it must not alter the essential duty I was elected to perform: voting in person on legislation.
To be sure, many of the regular practices of my job have already changed.
When I am not in Washington for votes, hearings, and meetings, I would usually be traveling across the… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has awarded New River Valley Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic a mental health and substance abuse service grant totaling $3,971,825. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Mental health care cannot be neglected during the coronavirus outbreak. Certified community behavioral… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has awarded Mount Rogers Community Services Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Project a mental health and substance abuse service grant totaling $2,000,000. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Mental health care cannot be neglected during the coronavirus outbreak. Certified… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the bipartisan Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously approved opening the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use:
“As millions of Americans work and learn from home during the coronavirus public health emergency, we see yet again how vital fast and reliable Internet service is in the present era. Making the 6… Read more »
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has set a deadline for more information from certain Social Security beneficiaries to ensure they receive additional economic impact payments promptly.
Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries who did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes and who have qualifying children under age 17 must provide information to the… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today held a video conference call with the Virginia Bankers Association featuring bankers from the Ninth Congressional District. The call focused on the response to the coronavirus outbreak and included a question and answer session.
“Banks have been on the front lines in responding to the economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus outbreak.… Read more »
The unique and unprecedented challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic required a fast-moving effort to support the economy as companies had to close or reduce services.
In the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Paycheck Protection Program was devised to keep Americans on the payroll of their employers at their current base pay.
It does so by providing… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $357,000 in grants to airports in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District:
“The coronavirus outbreak has inflicted tremendous damage on airports, including the general aviation airports in the Ninth District. Travel restrictions and the economic slowdown have greatly… Read more »
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I'm so happy no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord I saw the light
At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington earlier this year, a group of my colleagues and I sang “I Saw the Light,” a beloved song by Hank Williams Sr.
It was a superb choice for the occasion, a rousing song expressing a message of grace. The… Read more »
