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The murderer of Big Stone Gap police officer Michael Chandler has received a sentence of 100 years of active imprisonment related to Chandler’s November 2021 murder. In Wise County, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined Attorney General Jason Miyares and local officials for a press conference to welcome the verdict and pay homage to Officer Chandler. Representative Griffith… Read more »

In what is being deemed as possibly the “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history”, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans for the agency to reconsider numerous EPA regulations. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Chair and U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Excessive… Read more »

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), held a hearing entitled “Maximizing Opportunities for Redeveloping Brownfield Sites: Assessing the Potential for New American Innovation.” As a witness invited to the hearing, LENOWISCO Planning District Commission Executive Director Mr. Duane Miller of Scott… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on a continuing resolution, H.R. 1968 – the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. This continuing resolution now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Government funding runs out at 11:59 pm on Friday, March 14. Following passage of the continuing resolution, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following… Read more »

On March 4, I witnessed President Trump deliver his Joint Address to Congress. This was his first speech at the U.S. Capitol since his inauguration. In that inaugural speech, Trump proclaimed the Golden Age of America begins right now. During his Joint Address, he struck a similar tune. The Golden Age of America consists of numerous Administration policies and goals, some of which are… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives held votes this week on Congressional Review Acts related to rolling back harmful, last-minute regulations from the Biden Administration. In debate, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) led the Republican side to support the measures. In doing so, Rep. Griffith invoked several instances of harmful regulations impacting Ninth District constituents and… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Griffith’s H.J. Res. 61, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing.” This Congressional Review Act resolution overturns the U.S.… Read more »

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced a pair of measures to rein in the federal health bureaucracy and restore trust in public health agencies.   The lawmakers introduced the Risky Research Review Act, which establishes an independent review board that oversees high-risk life sciences research proposals submitted by entities seeking… Read more »

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his Joint Address to Congress in the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:   “Tonight, President Trump outlined his vision for the renewal of the American Dream.   “As the representative for Virginia’s Ninth District, I will continue to support policies that complement President Trump’s… Read more »

Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) wrote a letter to President Trump urging approval of Virginia’s updated request for an expedited Major Disaster Declaration following the February winter storms that caused widespread flooding and damage to Southwest Virginia. The updated request by the Commonwealth of Virginia asks for Individual… Read more »