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Bankruptcy and bonuses make for strange bedfellows, particularly when taxpayer money is involved. The bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra is requesting to pay staff bonuses under a proposal filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. This request is outrageous! The American taxpayers are already on the hook for the original $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee. In addition, the taxpayers aren’t even the first creditor in line for $75 million because the Department of Energy ignored the law and subordinated that amount – putting taxpayers in the backseat. Read more »

Friday was a busy day for freshman U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., as he prepared to return to Washington, D.C., to represent Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District in the second session of the 112th Congress. Read more »

Since his election in 2010, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., has been at loggerheads with the Environmental Protection Agency, and his bill H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, has put him at odds with the environmental community, but Griffith sees his work in very personal terms. Read more »

The medal was issued in 1947, two years after the end of the war, but he never went to get it. At his wife’s prodding, he finally received it Thursday during a ceremony at the office of U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-9th. Read more »

“This medal recognizing Mr. Adkins’ distinguished service is long overdue,” said Congressman Griffith. Read more »

Solyndra’s request for bonuses is outrageous. Read more »

U.S. District Court of D.C. Judge Paul Friedman vacated the stay on the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules Jan. 10, declaring the stay unlawful. Read more »

The Obama Administration is no stranger to overreach. An influx of federal regulations and the unconstitutional health insurance mandate are examples of this. In addition, last week President Obama made four unprecedented “recess” appointments – a serious abuse of executive power. Read more »

In the first year of his first term as Ninth District Representative, Morgan Griffith said his notions of business in Washington were close to what he encountered. Read more »

“Congratulations to the soldiers of the 1032nd on a job well done,” said Congressman Griffith. Read more »