Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling in the King v Burwell case related to Obamacare health care law subsidies:
“I am disappointed by this ruling, and do not understand how the Supreme Court could have ruled this way based on the plain meaning of the English language used in the text of the Obamacare health care law. … Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042), which passed the House of Representatives in a vote of 247-180:
“I believe that this Administration’s so-called ‘Clean Power Plan’ is not only expensive, burdensome, and unreasonable, but that based on the law and prior court opinions, the… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today applauds the recent announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is eliminating the Public Health Service (PHS) Review Committee for non-federally funded medical research on marijuana, which, rather than facilitating such research, is often believed to have delayed and/or impeded it. Notably, this review process is not… Read more »
Helping Patients – An Update
As you likely know, one of my priorities as your representative is advancing legislation that would help patients receive quality, affordable health care that meets that patient’s individual health care needs. Among my efforts to help patients are the Patient Choice Act (H.R. 1376), the Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act (H.R. 790), etc. More… Read more »
Congressmen Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) today issued the following statement after receiving the attached letter from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) responding to the Congressmen's request for an additional Mountain Valley Pipeline scoping meeting in Roanoke County:
"We are disappointed in FERC's decision. However, we encourage people to submit… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) was joined today by Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Congressman Gregg Harper (R-MS), and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) in introducing the Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act (H.R. 2799). This bipartisan bill expands access to stroke telemedicine (also called “telestroke”) treatment in… Read more »
Robin Hood, King John, and the Magna Carta
Many people have heard Robin Hood, the fabled character of numerous ballads, tales, movies, etc. Robin Hood roamed the Sherwood Forest in Nottingham while Richard the Lionheart, or King Richard I of England, was off fighting in a foreign crusade. While Richard was gone, his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine and William Longchamp are said… Read more »
Obamacare Regulations
On Thursday June 4, my colleagues and I on the Subcommittee on Health held a hearing that examined Obamacare menu labeling requirements, which will require certain businesses such as restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, etc. to detail the amount of calories in the foods and beverages they sell.
Among other things, I am concerned about vague… Read more »
It’s About the Constitution
The Constitution – Still Relevant
The Senate debate on collecting all our phone data has been interesting. Hopefully the American people have a better understanding of their rights and of the importance of the Congressional power to check the Executive branch.
Government Control of Water – An Update
On May 27, the Obama Administration announced it had… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of June:
June 2, 2015
Tazewell County: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
American Legion Building226 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 Town… Read more »
