Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement the House of Representatives passed H.Con.Res.107, a resolution condemning Hamas for using Palestinian civilians as human shields, calling on the international community to condemn Hamas for breaching international humanitarian law by using human shields, and supporting Israel’s right to defend its territory and… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a resolution that authorizes the House of Representatives to file suit in an effort compel President Obama to faithfully execute the laws of the land as is required by the Constitution:
“I take very seriously the oath I took to support and defend the Constitution, as do many other men… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of August:
August 1, 2014
Martinsville: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
NCI
Room 106 – Classroom Building
30 Franklin Street
Martinsville, VA
Lee County: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Conference Room – Suite U101
33640 Main Street
Jonesville, VA
Norton:… Read more »
Honoring M. Caldwell Butler
Milestones are important to remember and commemorate. July 27 has long been an important milestone in the Watergate scandal, and is certainly worth commemorating. I appreciate the Roanoke Times for reminding me in an editorial that this was the week that former Congressman M. Caldwell Butler made a stand. I remember the events well, but being… Read more »
A Republic, If We Can Keep It
Last week at a House Rules Committee hearing entitled “Enforcing the President’s Constitutional Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws,” Mr. Jonathan Turley, a respected George Washington University law professor who has confirmed that he voted for President Obama, testified, “What we are witnessing today is one of the greatest challenges to our constitutional… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement today after learning that Arch Coal will be idling its Cumberland River Coal Co. complex, which is in Wise County, Virginia and Letcher County, Kentucky:
“I am saddened by news that the Central Appalachian region will be losing Cumberland River Coal Co. My heart goes out to the coal miners who will be losing their… Read more »
294 In Detention, In Senate
For years, when President Obama has been unable to negotiate a compromise, he blames Congress for inaction. While it may be a convenient excuse for him, I would submit that it is incomplete, incorrect, and tiresome.
As an example, our Constitution states, “No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” … Read more »
NSA Surveillance Programs and “Incidental Collection” of Data
According to an investigation by the Washington Post, “Ordinary Internet users, American and non-American alike, far outnumber legally targeted foreigners in the communications intercepted by the National Security Agency from U.S. digital networks.” As a part of their investigation, the Washington Post reviewed… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today honoring Independence Day:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey regarding reports that the FBI is investigating the June 8 resignation of Virginia State Senator Phillip Puckett:
“Many instances have occurred at both the federal and the state level involving… Read more »
