Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of May:
May 2, 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 »
Government-Run Health Care Fails Some Patients
Recent reports by CNN Investigations indicate that delays in basic medical screenings at various Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals or clinics may have caused serious injuries or led to the deaths of a number of veterans throughout the country. According to CNN, at least 40 died while waiting for appointments at the Phoenix VA Health Care… Read more »
He Is Risen Indeed!
Regularly in the news the last several months has been Russia, a nation which many Americans view as unfriendly or even an enemy of the United States. Gabriela Baczynska wrote last month in Reuters, “With the Russian Orthodox Church counting 165 million people in its flock, it may be [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's best tool to pursue his dream of… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement today announcing the winners of the 2014 Congressional Art Competition for the Ninth District:
“Congratulations to Alexis Hillman of Fort Blackmore on receiving First Place for her piece entitled The Mountains’ Echo. Alexis is currently a senior at Twin Springs High School. A panel of judges from around the… Read more »
Acre In, Acre Out
The Federal Government owns approximately 81 percent of Nevada, part of the roughly 650 million acres of land it owns throughout the United States. Nearer to home, Uncle Sam owns approximately 53 percent of Craig County and 49 percent of Alleghany County according to sources in those counties, and owns significant portions of other counties in the Ninth District as… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) on Tuesday introduced H.R. 4423, the Acre In, Acre Out Act. This bill would require the Federal Government to sell an acre of land it already owns for every new acre of land that it acquires. Proceeds from the land sales would go towards paying down our national debt.
“The Federal Government owns roughly 650 million acres of land in the… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today was presented with the Visionary Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology for his recent work in introducing the Compounding Clarity Act (H.R. 3089) and his continuing efforts related to compounded and repackaged drugs. The American Academy of Ophthalmology represents more than 31,000 members, making it the world’s largest educational… Read more »
The Save American Workers Act
On Thursday, April 3, the bipartisan Save American Workers Act, which would restore the standard American work week of 40 hours, passed the House in a vote of 247-179 with my strong support. This important bill would repeal Obamacare’s requirement that employers offer health care coverage to those working at least 30 hours per week.
The U.S.… Read more »
A Free and Open Internet
In mid-March, the Commerce Department announced that it plans to relinquish control of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which oversees the technical side (the management of domain names such as .com, .edu, .gov, etc.) of the Internet. According to the Wall Street Journal, “Until 1998, the functions were managed by Jon Postel,… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of April. 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 »
