Our health care system delivers what once seemed like miraculous outcomes every day. Its drawbacks, however, are well known. High costs, bureaucracy, and limited choices diminish the cures and treatments patients receive. These problems are deeply felt in rural areas in particular.
Reforming health care requires lowering costs and streamlining the process of obtaining care without taking… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is an original cosponsor of the More Options for Infants and Parents Act, a bill to help prevent future baby formula shortages and address the immediate crisis families are facing. The bill was introduced by Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.
“The infant formula shortage has created… Read more »
Current events make clear that fossil fuels will not be going away. What we must do is increase research on how to burn fossil fuels more efficiently and cleanly.
An article that recently ran in the Washington Post should remind us that good intentions and arbitrary deadlines aren’t a power source.
Headlined “As China mines more coal, levels of a more potent greenhouse gas soar,” the… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of June. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 22 counties and seven independent cities of the Ninth District.
June 8, 2022
Scott County: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Community Services Building
Board of… Read more »
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today awarded a grant of $1,932,000 and approved a loan of $1,932,000 to Wythe County to provide public water service. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Some of the residents of Wythe County are currently serviced by private wells that suffer from both quality and quantity issues. Today’s award by… Read more »
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $500,000 to Wise County for the Glamorgan sewer line project. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“The Glamorgan sewer line project will benefit the health and quality of life for Wise County residents and improve potential for economic development. ARC’s award of $500,000 is a welcome investment toward… Read more »
On the last Monday of May each year, we set aside a day to honor those who have fallen in defense of our country.
Throughout our history, we have been fortunate to have men and women step forward to serve the United States. Citizenship imposes obligations on all of us, but these individuals gave more. Sometimes, they gave all they could give. Memorial Day is an occasion for the rest of… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1,085,348 to Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems, Inc. headquartered in Saltville. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Community health centers provide care to many in Southwest Virginia. This award of $1,085,348 to Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems, serving residents of… Read more »
In times of crisis, Americans look to the president of the United States for leadership.
If we do so now, however, we would only see a president and administration who have been neglectful of solving the real problems facing our country or actively made them worse.
No president has governed over a more severe crisis at the southern border. April 2022 saw the most illegal crossings in… Read more »
Supply chain disruptions in recent months have led to shortages of many products we once typically purchased with ease. The present widespread shortage of baby formula, however, presents a disturbing new indicator of the economy’s disorder.
According to Datasembly, 43 percent of major baby food brands were out of stock for the week ending on May 8. In some states, the percentage was even… Read more »
