Put ARC in the Appalachian Region
Washington, D.C. has been the nation’s capital for over 200 years. The Capitol Building, the White House, and the Supreme Court Building are all located there. So are the headquarters of most federal agencies.
Because of the explosion of government agencies and programs since World War II, Washington, D.C. and its suburbs have grown in population… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the end of the government shutdown today:
“Although this shutdown never should have happened in the first place, I am glad that the Senate has finally passed a measure to fund the government. This vote means that the government will reopen and our military will be paid. Importantly, it also means that the Children’s… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the United States Senate failed to pass a measure to fund the government, thus triggering a partial government shutdown:
“The Senate has failed to govern. The House of Representatives passed a measure that funded the government for four weeks and provided six years of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement about the government shutdown caused by a Senate Democratic filibuster:
“Senator Schumer and his Democratic Senate colleagues have chosen to shut down the government for their own political purposes. There is nothing in the continuing resolution (CR) passed by the House of Representatives on January 18 that they object to.… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith voted on January 18, 2018 to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. He issued the following statement today about President Trump’s handling of the #SchumerShutdown:
“Today, President Trump had to start dealing with a government shutdown. I commend him for recognizing there are many tools available to the executive branch to ease the difficulties… Read more »
CHIP: The Rest of the Story
Yogi Berra is said to have commented once, "It's déjà vu all over again." I think I understood what he meant after I, along with the Republican House majority, voted yet again on January 18 to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This is the third time I have voted for an extension of CHIP and the second time the entire House has done so, in… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has signed on as a cosponsor to H.R. 4810, the Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overlapping and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act. Introduced on January 17 by Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), the MAPPING NOW Act directs the National Telecommunications and Information… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:
“Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who summoned America to live up to its best ideals. Through his eloquence and commitment to nonviolent protest, he strove to make the words of the Declaration of Independence real for all Americans, those words being ‘that all… Read more »
MLK
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’” – Martin Luther King, Jr., August 28, 1963
I agree with the sentiment of Mr. Joe Sheffey, former chairman of the Pulaksi County Board of Supervisors, in part of his remarks on Martin Luther King given to… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement applauding the Virginia House of Delegates for retaining proportional representation on committees:
“The first vote I cast in public office was against a rules package for the House of Delegates because it did not include proportional representation on committees. I was proud to sponsor a proportional representation… Read more »
