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On April 6, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled “Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America’s Pain at the Pump.” This was the latest venue for an exercise of political theater. The majority called as witnesses executives from the oil and gas industry. It should be noted that Democrats convened their hearing on… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded a grant of $50,000 and a loan of $80,000 to the City of Norton to purchase two law enforcement vehicles. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Law enforcement and first responders have difficult jobs under any circumstances, but personnel and agencies in rural areas face added… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Stickleyville Volunteer Fire Department in Lee County for equipment. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “It is important for volunteer firefighters to have the tools they need to keep our communities safe. The Stickleyville VFD will receive a $50,000 grant from… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded a $1,542,500 loan guarantee to the City of Galax for a ladder truck. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Public services in small towns and rural communities can strain budgets and burden local taxpayers. USDA Rural Development’s award of a $1,542,500 loan to the City of Galax to… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded a $5 million loan guarantee to Pembroke Telephone Cooperative for broadband. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Broadband is essential for advancing economic development and the availability of new opportunities in rural areas. USDA Rural Development’s $5 million loan guarantee to… Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of April. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 22 counties and seven independent cities of the Ninth District.   April 12, 2022 Craig County: 9:00 am – 10:30 am Craig County Administration Bldg. 108… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Angie Craig (D-MN) have introduced H.R. 7237, the Reauthorizing Evidence-based And Crisis Help Initiatives Needed to Generate (REACHING) Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act of 2022. This legislation would reauthorize and improve programs providing care and treatment for adult mental… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5657, the Medical Marijuana Research Act. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is an original cosponsor of the legislation. He issued the following statement: “Decisions about marijuana policy must be based on facts and evidence, yet current federal law makes collecting this data extremely difficult. I cosponsored the Medical Marijuana… Read more »

The Constitution vests the president with the power to appoint justices to the Supreme Court “by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate.” As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, I do not have a vote on President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, but I believe the Senate should not vote to confirm her. My objections to this… Read more »

Supply chains were once far from the mind of the average consumer, but they were nevertheless vital. Behind just about every product, from the food on your table to the clothes you wear to the vehicle you drive, lies a supply chain that can potentially stretch across the globe. But supply chains cannot be far from mind now. If the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on them was not great… Read more »