Following months of bipartisan negotiations and Congressional hearings into last year’s deadly fungal meningitis outbreak resulting from tainted steroid injections, the House of Representatives on September 28 passed the Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204). This bipartisan, bicameral agreement incorporates some of the Compounding Clarity Act (H.R. 3089), introduced on… Read more »
Drill, Baby, Drill – Guess What? It Worked!
Previously, President Obama mockingly described Republicans’ energy strategy as: “Step one is drill, and step two is drill, and then step three is keep drilling.”
However, regular readers of this column know that simply isn’t the case. To provide jobs, secure our energy future, and keep costs low, we believe in an… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act, which passed the House of Representatives in a bipartisan vote of 261-157:
“I remain of the belief that Obamacare was fatally flawed from its inception, that it will not work, and that it ought to be repealed and replaced. But until that happens, we… Read more »
Dear Friend,
You may think that the House of Representatives has dropped the investigation into what transpired in the September 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi, but if so, you are mistaken. This important investigation is ongoing, and can be tracked at the website below or by typing ‘Benghazi’ in the upper right corner of the website for the House Permanent Select Committee on… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement honoring America’s veterans for their sacrifice and dedication to our country:
“Generations of American men and women have bravely fought to protect our great nation and our allies as well. On this day in particular, we honor our veterans for their service and sacrifice. We owe them and their loved ones an… Read more »
Keep Your Health Plan Act
Americans who have a health care plan that they like ought to be able to keep that plan. To that end, I joined Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and a number of other Members of Congress in introducing H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act. This bill would allow health insurance plans currently available on the individual… Read more »
This Week in Washington: Coal and Obamacare
Obamacare
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday, October 30 testified before my colleagues and me on the Energy and Commerce Committee on the rollout of the health care law. Even after her testimony, more questions remain.
However, what Secretary Sebelius made clear to me was that she doesn’t want to… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of November:
November 1, 2013
Martinsville: 11:00am – 1:00pm
NCI
Room 106 – Classroom Building
30 Franklin Street
Martinsville, VA
Scott County: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Community Services Building
Community Room
190 Beech Street
Gate City,… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today joined a crowd of coal miners and other friends of coal at the Stand Up for American Energy Jobs Rally on the west side of the U.S. Capitol Building. Griffith was one of many lawmakers to address the rally. An excerpt from his remarks:
"Several years ago, the President said, 'When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, you know,… Read more »
Obamacare Implementation Failures – Website and Rural America
Since the launch of the health care reform law’s exchanges on October 1, we have seen many reports of significant problems with the law’s website and, even worse, health insurance plans that are more expensive and/or have significantly higher deductibles. Furthermore, an October 24 piece in Forbes* stated that more… Read more »
