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March 4 is a date that may not mean much to you, or any American. But 100 years ago, it was a significant day. March 4 used to be the official day for presidential inaugurations. President-elects such as Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt were sworn into office on March 4. The fourth member of Mount Rushmore, General George Washington, did not celebrate his 1789… Read more »

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Oasthouse Ventures Ltd., a leading firm specializing in low-carbon greenhouses, is investing $104.8 million to construct an environment agriculture operation in Carroll County. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Southwest Virginia is home to numerous companies and groups supporting and creating… Read more »

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Rubber Tire Manufacturing National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule. Amendments to NESHAP were finalized by the Biden… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives voted and passed a budget resolution, H. Con. Res. 14 – Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. This budget resolution now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Following passage of the budget resolution, U.S.… Read more »

As I have discussed in a previous column, my Congressional calendar is going to be filled with new assignments. I still serve on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, but I was recently appointed as chair of the Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment. The Trump Administration will be pursuing a number of environmental reforms to unleash American energy dominance and lower the… Read more »

Reps Chip Roy (TX-21) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) re-introduced the NIH Reform Act today. Congressman Roy said: "From the earliest days of the pandemic,  public health bureaucrats proved themselves far more adept at ruining lives than saving them. Never again should a single, unaccountable government employee, like Dr. Anthony Fauci, wield unchecked power and… Read more »

The fast-paced work of President Trump is headlined by a series of his Executive Orders. One of his Orders coincided with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, an annual observance dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of female athletes. President Trump hosted an event at the White House to mark the occasion. Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports was issued by President Trump to… Read more »

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced via X that he cancelled a $50 million environmental justice grant to the Climate Justice Alliance. This announcement follows an EPA investigation into $20 billion that is housed in accounts through Citibank. Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Chair and U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the… Read more »

The tariff issue is complicated and not easily explained in a soundbite. Tariffs are a tool that can be used to reorganize trade deals and remedy unfair dumping of semi-finished and manufactured goods that harm American industry and jobs. The American lumber and wood products industry is where unfair trade practices in Canada have led to hardship. American producers complain that they… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act. This bill, of which U.S. Congressmen Morgan Griffith and Bob Latta are chief sponsors, would permanently classify lethal fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I substances, closing a dangerous loophole traffickers are exploiting. The temporary Schedule I… Read more »