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U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, called a hearing, held earlier today, to examine federal efforts to deploy broadband internet to un-served and underserved communities around the country. “I called today’s hearing on the important issue of broadband to find out why the federal government is… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has released a statement following the National Institute of Health (NIH)’s announcement that they would resume grant funding for EcoHealth Alliance:  “It’s absolutely reckless that the NIH has renewed a grant for EcoHealth Alliance given their negligence and the breach of their contract with the NIH on the coronavirus research done at… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will co-chair the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress, along with Reps. Bill Johnson (R-OH), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), and Dan Meuser (R-PA). The Congressional Coal Caucus plays a key role in aiding legislative and policy debates relating to the coal industry. “The coal industry plays a key role in helping Americans meet their energy… Read more »

The week of April 24, I chaired two Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearings that are both timely and important to the wellbeing of the public. As chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, I have made it a priority to examine all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we can learn from it. My jurisdiction overlaps with that of the Select Committee on the… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $400,000 grant to the Martinsville-based A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership through their MEP National Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network program. “I am pleased that the National… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development for awarding two grants, each $50,000, to Lee County. The fist grant will be used to purchase a sewer jetter to clear pipe obstruction in the Lee County waste system. The second grant will be used to purchase a skid steer, which will assist in implementing various earth-moving projects… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that Katelyn Wheatley of Carroll County High School won the 2023 Congressional Art Competition in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District. Her artwork is entitled Highland Ponies and will be displayed in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Autumn Selfridge of Virginia High School earned second place with Harbingers of Spring, and Sailor… Read more »

I have long believed that Congress has a responsibility to the American people to “rein in” wasteful and excessive spending. Since joining Congress, I have not voted for a debt ceiling bill that did not include cuts or reforms to our spending practices. When House Republicans established the rules for the 118th Congress earlier this year, I worked to get the Holman Rule included in the… Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of May. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 23 counties and five independent cities of the Ninth District. May 9, 2023 Tazewell County (Richlands): 10:00 am – 11:30 am Town of Richlands Offices 200 Washington… Read more »

On April 20th, I voted to pass H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, legislation to ensure that women and girls have a fair playing field in sports by guaranteeing that schools adhere to Title IX’s recognition of biology and genetics of an individual at birth. Title IX was enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972 to prohibit sex-based… Read more »