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Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of August: August 7, 2012 Covington: 10:00am – 12:00pm Covington City Hall City Hall Conference Room 333 W. Locust Street Covington, VA Marion: 10:00am – 12:00pm Town Council Chambers 138 West Main Street Marion, VA  Bristol: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Bristol VA Public… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia handed down a decisive victory for coal miners and mining in the case National Mining Association v. Jackson: “This is a major victory for coal miners and mining.  As I’ve said in the past, and the court ruled today, the EPA was overstepping its statutory… Read more »

Good luck Team U.S.A! Margaret Thatcher once said, “I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.”  Over the next two weeks, my family and I will join the world in watching dozens of the most elite athletes on the planet compete.  Of the 26 different sports, my family is… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it would approve federal disaster assistance for Virginia to help 62 local governments and the state recover from the severe storms and straight-line winds that affected the Commonwealth June 29-July 1st: “In the wake of the June 29-July 1st storms, I welcome… Read more »

Wise County RAM The Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteer Corps held its largest event in the United States at the Wise County Fairgrounds this past weekend.  News reports indicate that approximately 3,000 people received medical care over the course of the weekend.  On Saturday, I had the opportunity to visit with a number of the volunteers and support workers as well as tour… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement today after the House Energy and Power Subcommittee held a field hearing in Abingdon, Virginia on the EPA’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas New Source Performance Standard for Utilities: “I am so thankful that the people of Southwest Virginia had the opportunity to add their voices to the conversation about the Obama… Read more »

House Subcommittee Hearing in Abingdon On Monday, July 16, 2012, the Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a field hearing at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia.  Open to the public, it came as no surprise that nearly 500 people attended this event.  The hearing was a continuation of the subcommittee’s American Energy Initiative hearing. … Read more »

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/coal-continues-to-be-major-issue-in-virginia-2012-07-16 WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Congressional Hearing highlights Virginia's frustration with the Obama Administration's regulations Alpha Natural Resources President Paul Vining, testifying at a congressional hearing today in Abingdon, Va., said, "While there is no question… Read more »

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-16/republicans-bring-charge-of-obama-war-on-coal-to-virginia-1-.html By Mark Drajem -  Republicans took their complaints about President Barack Obama’s rules to curb pollution from coal power plants to rural Virginia, saying the regulations will harm the economy of the election battleground state. Joining the lawmakers at a hearing in the… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives voted to repeal President Obama’s health care bill: “Nearly two weeks ago the Supreme Court ruled that ObamaCare, as a tax, was constitutional.  In light of this finding, I joined a bipartisan group of my colleagues in the House today to again give the Senate a chance to… Read more »