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 joint hearing examining the Biden Administration’s border crisis, which has led to a public health crisis with record amounts of fentanyl and its analogues streaming across our southern border.
Witnesses… Read more »
Three years on, our nation continues to reel from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than one million Americans have died as a result of the pandemic. Among those were over 23,000 Virginians, including State Senator Ben Chafin of Lebanon, Virginia, and my friend and former Emory and Henry roommate Wally Nelson. We have all lost friends, loved ones, and acquaintances.… Read more »
Friday, February 10, 2023 – Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09), along with U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers urging quick action to finalize the Buchanan County Consolidated School Relocation Project.
In their letter, the lawmakers highlighted the elongated approval process and the need to act swiftly to… 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 government witnesses at a joint hearing examining the federal response to COVID-19.
Witnesses testifying at today’s hearing included Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director, National… Read more »
Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that his guest to Tuesday’s Presidential State of the Union Address will be J. Sanders Henderson, III. A Saltville, Virginia resident, Henderson is currently a member of the School Board of Washington County.
“I’m honored Sanders Henderson has accepted my invitation to be my guest at this year’s State of the Union Address,” said… Read more »
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we saw a sharp rise in remote work, or telework. We were living through unprecedented times. Telework became an option for many, allowing workers to do their jobs, to the best of their ability, from home.
That was then. It’s been three years since the start of the pandemic, and it is largely behind us.
Most Americans have returned to work in person as… Read more »
Thursday, February 2, 2023 – Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) and 151 other members in introducing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration’s flawed and… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks at a hearing examining the challenges and opportunities to investigating the origins of pandemics and other biological events.
Witnesses testifying at today’s hearing included a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official and… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of February. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 23 counties and five independent cities of the Ninth District.
In the event of inclement weather (heavy snow, sleet, icy rain, etc.), traveling office hours may be… Read more »
The 118th Congress is underway, and committee assignments for the term are just about finalized. A process that is usually pretty routine, committee assignments have gotten some attention over the past couple of years and especially in the past few days. For some, it’s as it was before. For others, not so straightforward.
While I’m thrilled to share the welcome news of retaining my… Read more »
