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While I travel throughout Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District, one of the opportunities afforded to me is visiting our local schools.   The Ninth District is big, comprised of twenty-eight cities and counties.   It is home to more than sixty high schools.   School visits allow me to talk directly with students and listen to their questions and… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the Virginia Rural Health Association (VHRA), based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $100,000 grant to improve health and workforce outcomes in Appalachia. VHRA receives these funds as a result of ARC awarding a larger project, Help Our People Expand the Ecosystem (HOPEE), whose… Read more »

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States has enjoyed status as the sole world superpower.   The defeat of the Evil Empire, coined by President Ronald Reagan, meant freedom could sound across the globe.   In 2024, those gains of freedom are under siege.   Challenging those freedoms as well as the leadership of the United States are a set of… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech a $214,505 grant for cancer treatment research. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:   “Virginia Tech has a dedicated and talented group of professionals advancing our knowledge and capabilities in the health… Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of April. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 23 counties and five independent cities of the Ninth District.   April 9, 2024 Tazewell County (Bluefield): 10:00 am – 11:30 am Town of Bluefield Council… Read more »

As we approach Easter, I am always reminded of one of my favorite stories from the Cold War, between the United States, the West and the Soviet Union. That story involves Soviet Communist leader Nikolai Bukharin. A Bolshevik revolutionary and member of the Politburo, Bukharin rose to great prominence in Soviet circles following the Russian Revolution of 1917. The Communist… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement on the death of Marion’s Mayor, David Helms: “I am saddened to learn of the death of Marion Mayor David Helms. Working with him over the years, his great love of Marion and Smyth County was evident. As a public-school teacher, principal, and town council member, he exhibited some of the finest qualities of a public… Read more »

The Barter Foundation has received a $700,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for a renovation project at the Smith Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. The project includes new audience seating, stabilization of existing interior spaces, and fire system upgrades. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “This money greatly benefits the Barter’s… Read more »

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $64,135 grant dedicated to the Crooked Road, Virginia’s Music Heritage Trail. The funding supports a project that commemorates the 20th anniversary of the organization. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “The Crooked Road celebrating its 20th anniversary is exciting. I was there in the Virginia House… Read more »

Recently, I attended a Republican Whip meeting where Tim Tebow and members of his organization stopped by to say hello to Members of Congress – Tebow was testifying the next day at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on child sexual abuse. One of the women who was with him was a familiar face, Camille Cooper, now the Vice President of Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation at the… Read more »