News List

New Man As I write this column, two of the world’s great religions are about to celebrate significant observances in their liturgical calendar.  Members of the Jewish religion will be observing April 3-11 as Passover.  Passover commemorates the time when the Jews were enslaved in Egypt, and one of the plagues Moses foretold was that each family would lose their firstborn… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today announcing those receiving congressional nominations from his office to the United States Service Academies:  “Each year I have the honor and privilege of nominating a limited number of young men and women to United States Service Academies.  I commend each of these students for their willingness to serve… Read more »

EPA: “Burning the Constitution” Last week at an Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing, I was honored to hear testimony regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) so-called “Clean Power Plan” from legal experts including Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe.  Tribe is a liberal, environmental, legal rock star.  In fact, the POLITICO inside-the-beltway news journal… Read more »

Administration Overreach and the Second Amendment – An Update In last week’s column, I wrote about the Obama Administration’s “framework” proposal to ban the manufacture and importation of the M855 or “green tip” bullet.  Soon after writing that column, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) backed off its proposal following significant pressure from… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today was presented by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and Eastman with the Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence.  This award recognizes Members of Congress whose legislative records support policies that enable American manufacturers to compete in the global marketplace.  Griffith accepted the award at Eastman’s… Read more »

Administration Overreach and the Internet Many Ninth District residents have asked me about the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent decision on net neutrality.  I believe this is another attempt at government overreach, and agree with Republican Commissioner Ajit Pai when he said: [The FCC was] “…adopting a solution that won’t work, to a problem that doesn’t… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today released the following statement after voting against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill that would fund the President’s recent unilateral immigration actions: “Thomas Jefferson was very clear when designing our legislative procedure: each house of Congress will make an independent decision, then will get together in… Read more »

It's About the Rule of Law For those who might have missed it, last week’s column discussed efforts to protect the Constitution and take action against the President’s recent actions on immigration.  I and others in Congress believe that these actions were improper, and that the President does not have the authority to take the actions he took on immigration.  These actions… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today released the following statement on the President’s veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: “Though he wants his words to indicate otherwise, President Obama’s actions – today and previously – indicate that he has always been opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline.  Put simply: I believe the President’s decision to veto the Keystone XL… Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of March.  In the event of inclement weather (heavy snow, sleet, icy rain, etc.), traveling office hours may be rescheduled to avoid putting constituents at risk.  Please contact the Christiansburg Office at 540-381-5671 or the Abingdon Office at 276-525-1405 with any… Read more »