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When asked recently by NBC News whether the border is secure, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Biden Administration’s “border czar,” said, "We have a secure border in that that is a priority for any nation." The Vice President’s confusing syntax aside, the only answer to the question “Is the border secure?” right now must be “No.” A secure border would not be setting records for daily… Read more »

The end of the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom truly marks the change of an era in world history. The span of her reign alone guaranteed her a place in history. When she came to the throne in 1952, the UK’s Prime Minister was Winston Churchill. He said on the occasion, “I, whose youth was passed in the august, unchallenged and tranquil glories of the Victorian… Read more »

Congressman Griffith issued the following statement upon hearing the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death:   “I am deeply saddened to hear of Queen Elizabeth’s passing. As Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, her legacy is her decades-long life of service to her country and strong friendship with ours.   “In 2007, I had the distinct honor and pleasure of escorting Queen… Read more »

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $35,750 to the YWCA of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia to conduct a study to identify remaining needs in substance use disorder programs in Washington and Smyth counties. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:   “Substance abuse remains a real problem throughout the United States, also… Read more »

Americans have long been skeptical of monarchs. We still celebrate July 4 each year, marking the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which catalogued our grievances against Britain’s King George III. We celebrate George Washington precisely because he chose to be a president who retired after two terms rather than a king. Presidents throughout our history who were seen as… Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of September. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 22 counties and seven independent cities of the Ninth District. September 8, 2022 Giles County: 9:00 am – 10:30 am Town of Pearisburg Offices Council… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $6,637,500 to the Virginia Highlands Airport Commission to extend its runway. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:   “The U.S. Department of Transportation’s more than $6.6 million grant will be used to extend the Virginia Highlands 6/24 runway to 5,500 feet. This is a significant investment in… Read more »

The celebration of Labor Day on the first Monday in September is an occasion to celebrate American workers and all they have done to create the greatest economic power in history. In our region, this upcoming Labor Day would be a good time to note a recent spate of good news for workers, job growth, and opportunity. Companies announcing that they are newly locating to Virginia’s Ninth… Read more »

On the eve of the United Kingdom’s entry into World War I, Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey remarked as he observed lamplighters at work in the dusk, “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” Amid another war on the European continent in the present, the lamps may be literally going out across Europe – and the air conditioning, and the… Read more »

Seeing the Democrats continue to push the same failed policies with the hope of different results, I can’t help but think of a gambler who has already lost big but who remains at the table hoping the next roll of the dice will pay off. Let’s start with spending. An early priority of President Biden and his party’s congressional majorities was the so-called “American Rescue Plan” that… Read more »