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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 »

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has awarded Mount Rogers Community Services Board a mental health and substance abuse services grant totaling $1,000,000. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “I am very pleased that the Department of Health and Human Services has allocated more resources to the Ninth District to help… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks and questioned witnesses at a hearing examining the role of data brokers in the digital economy. Today’s hearing included the following witnesses: Justin Sherman, Senior Fellow & Research Lead, Data Brokerage Project, Duke… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks and asked questions at a hearing to examine the U.S. Health and Human Services’ oversight of unaccompanied minors at America’s southern border, grant management by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare… Read more »

 Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will host his 2023 Service Academy Day event on Saturday, May 6, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the Wytheville Meeting Center located at 333 Community Boulevard, Wytheville. Griffith issued the following statement: “For those high school students interested in serving their country, the U.S. Service Academies offer a way to both serve and further… Read more »

I want to take a chance to reflect on what I have been working on thus far and what we have accomplished in the House of Representatives. I started this year securing significant changes to the House rules. The Holman rule was reinstituted. It can be used to help control federal spending. I also fought to tighten the House’s interpretation of germaneness, hopefully leading to smaller… Read more »

This Easter I want to revisit one of my favorite hymns, He Is Risen. Though I’ve shared this one before, the message of He is Risen is enduring and its history fascinating. As any staff member who has ridden in the car with me during the Easter season knows, I love to talk about He Is Risen and about Joachim Neander, who wrote the music. In early April, both Christians and those of the… Read more »