Tuesday, October 25, 2016 – Congressman Morgan Griffith is pleased that tomorrow, October 26, 2016, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will announce new funding awarded to Southwest Virginia. This funding is part of the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative that awards federal funding to grow the economy of struggling coal… Read more »
Coal’s Death – Greatly Exaggerated
Last week, I discussed mining as one of the ways to create wealth for a nation. Creating wealth through mining is particularly true for the Ninth District. As I mentioned, the mining industry has faced challenges, and among those, the particularly burdensome regulations on the coal industry.
One third of the nation’s electricity is… Read more »
Friday, October 21, 2016 – Congressman Morgan Griffith’s statement on the Coal Healthcare and Pension Protection Act of 2015, H.R.2403:
“Protecting the health benefits and pensions of coal miners is important.”
“The coal industry has been under attack by the Obama Administration, unlike any other industry. Because of these attacks, and the low price of natural gas, many coal… Read more »
Limestone, Granite, and Coal, Oh Mine!
Last week, I highlighted manufacturing in the Ninth District, one of the ways a nation builds wealth. Mining is another way to build wealth, and across the District there are a variety of mined commodities.
There is a long history of mining in our region, which has provided employment, economic growth, and a way of life. In the Ninth… Read more »
Saturday, October 15, 2016 – Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) joined Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and officials from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in Buchanan County, to tour the Buchanan Mine #1 on Friday, October 14, 2016.
On Saturday, October 15, 2016, Congressman Griffith, along… Read more »
Friday, October 14, 2016 - Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that Pulaski County and Wythe County have been designated as part of the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). This designation will allow local agencies to benefit from initiatives to reduce drug use, and receive federal resources to… Read more »
Manufacturing Economic Growth
Friday, October 7 was National Manufacturing Day. Manufacturing is one of the ways a nation builds wealth.
This year, as part of National Manufacturing Day, I visited Celanese in Giles County and Tadano Mantis in Richlands. I was able to tour the new boiler area at Celanese, which provides power to produce cellulose acetate tow, used… Read more »
Shame on EPA Again!
Notwithstanding a lack of legal authority, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently created new rules under the Clean Air Act. These rules attempt to regulate the trailers which are usually used with tractors. This rule is a part of their new regulations on motor vehicle fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
The law grants EPA the ability to… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of October.
October 4, 2016
Tazewell County: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
American Legion Building
226 Central Avenue
Tazewell, VA
Buchanan County: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Grundy Town Hall
1185 Plaza Drive
Grundy, VA
Pulaski County: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dublin… Read more »
Big Insurance Bailout
During a recent Energy and Commerce hearing, I questioned Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), about CMS’ memo regarding Risk Corridors. The Risk Corridors in Obamacare were protections for insurance companies who lost money in the exchanges. Insurance companies who participated in the exchanges paid… Read more »
