News List

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of September: September 3, 2014 Smyth County:     10:00 am – 12:00 pm Town Council Chambers 138 West Main Street Marion, VA Covington:     10:00 am – 12:00 pm Covington City Hall City Hall Conference Room 333 W. Locust Street Covington, VA… Read more »

Back to School Many schools and universities throughout the Ninth District have returned from summer vacation over the past several weeks.  As my children prepare to return to school, I can’t help but remember the excitement and anticipation I always felt leading up to a new school year. For me, those feelings became especially heightened when teachers like my mother began heading… Read more »

“Please delete this email…” Obamacare continues to have numerous problems and scandals.  As a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, it is our job to oversee the implementation of Obamacare and what led up to its disastrous launch and its failed promises.  Nearly 10 months after the Committee asked on October 10, 2013 for documents relating to the law’s implementation, an… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today congratulated Patrick Thomas, a student at Giles High School in Pearisburg, for winning the new Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Academic Competition for the Ninth District of Virginia.  Also known as the House App Contest, this competition was established last year by Members of the U.S. House of… Read more »

Visit to Israel Last week, I was part of a bipartisan congressional delegation fortunate enough to participate in an American Israel Educational Foundation (AIEF) fact-finding seminar in Israel.  Especially given the recent conflict, this was a rigorous and substantive trip, featuring many high-level briefings with people of major political groups, American, Israeli, and Palestinian… Read more »

Protecting Veterans and our Border Veterans On Wednesday, July 30, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act (H.R. 3230).  Importantly, this bill will require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow eligible veterans to receive care outside of the VA system at non-VA facilities if that veteran… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to address the crisis at the United States’ southern border: “Today, after negotiations by many lawmakers including Representatives Bob Goodlatte (VA-06), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Raul Labrador (ID-01), and Steve King (IA-04), the House of Representatives passed a bill to address… Read more »

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 »