Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of High Energy Physics has provided funding for three projects at Virginia Tech which will carry out research into high energy physics. According to DOE, high energy physics is the study of fundamental particles. It explores the elementary constituents of matter and energy, the… Read more »
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office has awarded Virginia Tech $526,336 to advance a new method of paper recycling that will allow water-based inks to be separated from spent paper fibers.
“Today’s award from the Department of Energy will allow… Read more »
On the morning of October 7th, Hamas (the terrorist organization which currently governs Palestinians in the Gaza Strip) carried out a surprised attack on a number of communities in Israel. Hamas fired thousands of missiles in Israel, as fighters invaded Israel by land, air, and sea.
Hamas’ brutality has been stunning. At the time of writing this column, they have killed more than… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $4,375,389 to the Town of Bedford for the installation of a new diesel-powered generator system for the Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital.
“This award by FEMA to replace the Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital generator system is great news… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $400,000 to the Community Housing Partners (CHP) in Christiansburg, Virginia. CHP is a Phase 1 winner of the DOE’S Buildings Upgrade Prize, which awards energy efficiency and efficient electrification building upgrade initiatives.
“The Department of Energy’s award of $400,000 to Community… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement in honor of the Battle of Point Pleasant, which took place on October 10, 1774:
“Today marks the 249th Anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant, credited by the U.S. Senate as the first battle of the American Revolution.
“Lord Dunmore, Governor of the Virginia Colony, ordered Colonel Andrew Lewis to raise an army… Read more »
Duh, we told you!
Someone in the Biden Administration finally came to the realization that we have a crisis at our southern border and building a border wall would be a good idea.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just announced that they would be bypassing 26 federal laws in order to continue construction of 20 miles of the border wall in Texas. Secretary Alejando Mayorkas, who… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after signing on as a cosponsor of H.R.3199, Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act:
“After hearing from the hardworking men and women at U.S. Penitentiary, Lee about receiving lower pay, as compared to other Bureau of Prisons employees within a 200-mile radius, it makes imminent sense to sign on as a cosponsor of this… Read more »
As we approach the end of the fiscal year and approved government funding, many of us are working hard to cut spending. Because of the increased spending our nation is facing, we’ve seen a $2.3 trillion deficit this year alone, adding to the overall $33 trillion national debt.
Republicans are still working hard trying to come up with an agreement that funds our government, secures our… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of October. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 23 counties and five independent cities of the Ninth District.
October 10, 2023
Tazewell County (Bluefield): 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Town of Bluefield Council… Read more »
