Pipelines, Pipelines Everywhere
On October 22, my colleagues and I on the Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for new and existing power plants. 4 out of 5 witnesses at this hearing said at some point that these are “cap-and-trade”-style regulations. Previously, Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant Administrator… Read more »
Rogue Iran
President Obama’s bad nuclear deal with Iran entered a new phase on Sunday, October 18, which supporters of the deal are calling “Adoption Day.” This day is marked 90 days after the deal was endorsed by the United Nations. While different from full implementation of the deal, as reported by CNN, this “…means that officials from Iran, the United States and other… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement:
“We applaud the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for their decision to grant a stay of the EPA’s overreaching rule to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.
The regulations are extremely burdensome for American farmers, businesses, and landowners, and… Read more »
Stetson and Barter System
In 2009, President Obama’s idea of a cap and trade carbon dioxide (C02) emissions policy passed the House, but failed to pass the Senate. The legislation never became law, and Congress heard public opinion loud and clear in the next elections. In 2010, new members were elected in historic numbers, and many members who voted for the cap and trade… Read more »
The Great Game is Afoot
Many are familiar with the 1967 Walt Disney classic film The Jungle Book – the tale of a young orphan boy, Mowgli, raised by wolves but who must leave his wolf family and return to the “man village” as the result of the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. This animated film was inspired by a book by the same name, which was written by the popular writer Rudyard… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of October:
October 1, 2015
Lee County: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Conference Room – Suite U101
33640 Main Street
Jonesville, VA
Martinsville: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
NCI
Room 106 – Classroom Building
30 Franklin Street
Martinsville,… Read more »
Pope and Change
We experienced an historic moment last week when Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress, the first Pope in our nation’s history to do so. I was in attendance to hear his remarks to the people of the United States.
Regardless of your religious beliefs or political leanings, Pope Francis’ words were thought-provoking. While others in the media have… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement on Speaker of the House John Boehner’s announcement that he will be resigning from the House of Representatives at the end of October:
“I respect Speaker Boehner’s decision and thank him for his service to these United States. Though we may have had some disagreements on policy, tactics, and other matters,… Read more »
A Ban and an Energy Boom
Virtually no one would have predicted just a decade ago that the United States would soon transform into an energy-producing powerhouse. Regardless, we have, and our nation is now one of the world’s leading producers of oil and natural gas.
But there is action that can and should be taken in order to help sustain this success: lifting the outdated ban on… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after learning that an affiliate of coal producer Alpha Natural Resources will be ceasing operations or reducing its workforce at several Dickenson County mines. Alpha Natural Resources affiliate Paramont Coal will be ceasing operations at Deep Mine 44, Deep Mine 37, and Deep Mine 25, and reducing the workforce… Read more »
