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Moving its way through Congress, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act has received bipartisan approval in the House, leaving Senate approval the last step in passage of legislation that would grant the EPA much-needed time to improve the flawed Maximum Achievable Control Technology Rules. Read more »

The House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday night that would delay new rules to control pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators, part of a Republican effort to roll back or repeal federal regulations that they consider harmful to the economy. Read more »

Today’s historic bipartisan vote is a positive step in the fight for jobs. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., said Walton’s ruling is an important step in stopping the EPA from making up “illegal processes designed to withhold mining permits.” Read more »

At the Sept. 14 hearing, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), himself a lawyer, said to Silver that "common English always trumps legal mumbo jumbo. And the common English makes it clear you are not to subordinate. But in January, when you were at the helm, your people subordinated $75 million of this money, American taxpayer dollars, to private investors." Read more »

Late last week, the House of Representatives began consideration of my bill, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 2250). Read more »

U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., was quoted in a press release as stating, “This decision by the court marks an important step in stopping the EPA from making up new illegal processes designed to withhold mine permits. The EPA seems to think its mission is to make it increasingly difficult for the U.S. to tap into its domestic energy resources, including coal, oil and natural gas.” Read more »

Again the EPA has gone too far. Read more »

With an eye on the 2012 elections, the House Republican leadership is debating whether to embrace one of two strikingly different strategies on a balanced-budget amendment (BBA). Read more »

Applications for Ninth District residents seeking a congressional nomination to one of our nation’s Military Service Academies are due October 15th. Read more »