U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded three grants worth $4,741,195 to the U.S. Forest Service for road repairs across George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The grant money was made available through the fiscal year 2024 Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program.
“I am pleased the Department of… Read more »
Nearly one year ago, myself and other members of the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee’s Oversight Subcomittee and Health Subcommittee traveled to McAllen, Texas, to hold a joint field hearing, which I chaired, on the state of our southern border. We heard from witnesses who had real-life experience dealing with the consequences of the Biden Administration’s poor border policies.
A… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a grant of $300,000 to the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Foundation for the Southwest Virginia Regional Simulation Lab for Nursing and Allied Health.
“This grant by ARC is great news as it will be used to create a new state-of-the-art multidisciplinary lab,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $2.5 million to Virginia Tech, through their Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-speed Undergrounding for Reliability, Resilience, and Security program. This grant money will be used to develop a look-ahead sensing system, which will… Read more »
On January 8th and 9th, I participated in a two-day Congressional transcribed interview (what normal people would call a deposition) with Dr. Anthony Fauci to learn more about his role in the COVID-19 outbreak and response.
These are my key takeaways from my preparation for the deposition and the deposition itself:
1. We need better protocols and oversight… Read more »
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $500,000 to Dickenson County for the Red Onion Industrial Park Project. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“This award of $500,000 by ARC is great news as it will be used to help further develop the Red Onion Industrial Site. Once completed, the site will be a boon for a broad range of industries, with… Read more »
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $80,000 to Henry County for the continued rehabilitation of the Historic Fieldale Recreation Center. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Renovating the Fieldale Recreation Center is a key project for Henry County. This award of $80,000 will build off of ARC’s previous investment in September 2021 to… Read more »
I’ve heard from many of you in the past that you’d like to participate in my telephone town halls via your cell phone (instead of your landline). In an effort to accommodate these requests for constituents throughout the District, we sent a text message through a 3rd party vendor. It was communicated to us that the vendor would not send texts out after 9 pm, which was done. Unbeknownst to… Read more »
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today approved a low interest loan of $ 8,833,000 for the City of Galax to improve the city’s water treatment plant. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Water service plays a critical role in promoting public health and increasing quality of life. Today’s low interest loan from USDA Rural Development… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science has awarded two grants aimed at supporting small businesses in their work to develop new technologies to advance the clean energy sector.
“Southwest Virginia continues to be a leader in energy development and production,” said Griffith. “These two projects, supported by awards… Read more »
