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"Congress may need to take action and try to make sure the President understands he needs to follow the Constitution. If he's going to go to war, he needs Congress involved in that," said Congressman Griffith. Read more »

Congressman Griffith invites all 9th District high school students, their parents, and guidance counselors to the 9th District’s 2011 Military Service Academy Day. Read more »

Morgan Griffith was the first Republican to ever serve as Majority Leader in the Virginia House of Delegates, and he loved every second of it. Read more »

Regarding regulations, a little less talk and a lot more action; that’s what Washington needs. In the House, we are working on legislation that would create more of a balance in the regulatory process. Read more »

It was supposed to be the White House’s latest make-nice session with corporate America — a visit by Chief of Staff William M. Daley to a meeting with hundreds of manufacturing executives in town to press lawmakers for looser regulations. Read more »

“If the Obama administration wants to know how to get the economy back on track, they should look at their regulators and tell them to stop killing our economy,” Virginia U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-9th, said in a written statement about the new report. Read more »

On Flag Day we remember the freedom and sacrifice represented by our flag. From the birth of the flag to today, it has symbolized the pride of our nation and great hope for the future. Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Toxicology Program’s listing of styrene and formaldehyde in the 12th Report on Carcinogens (RoC). After the RoC is approved by the HHS, it can be used by regulatory agencies and others for decision making:“Here we go again. Just… Read more »

AEP, the parent company of Appalachian Power, says it may have to close five power plants, including its Glen Lyn facility in Giles County, because of what it calls an “unrealistic” deadline by the EPA to comply with strict new air pollution standards. Read more »

More regulations = Lost jobs and high costs. This is what I have been talking and writing about. As you know, due to proposed EPA regulations, American Electric Power (AEP) announced last week that five of their coal-fired power plants are slated to close by December 2014 along with production cuts at six others. The Glen Lyn Plant in Giles County is one of those scheduled to close. In Russell County, two of the three generators at the Clinch River Plant will be shut down as well. Read more »