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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding his vote against the Huffman Amendment to H.R. 4974 – Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: “Today, I voted no on the Huffman Amendment, which would prohibit the use of funds to implement section 8(d)(2) of the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) National Cemetery Administra... Read more »

Redemption or Politics? As you may know, Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) signed an executive order on April 22 that restores “…the rights of every Virginia felon who completed his or her sentence and all other requirements as of April 22nd, 2016. The total number of Virginians impacted by the Governor’s order today is 206,000.” According to a piece in the National Journal, this order includes “…th... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary M. Collyer ruled in the case of United States House of Representatives v. Burwell that the Obama Administration is improperly funding a portion of Obamacare without a separate Congressional appropriation: “This court and I believe the Obama Administration unlawfully bypassed Congress while im... Read more »

EPA: “Okay to kill thousands of eagles” According to a recent Associated Press (AP) story picked up by the Roanoke Times, “The Obama administration is revising a federal rule that allows wind-energy companies to operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years, even if it means killing or injuring thousands of federally protected bald and golden eagles.” The story continues, “Under the plan announce... Read more »

United States Must Present A Strong Face Individuals can often be judged by how they perceive those around them. To his credit in foreign affairs, President Obama seems to view his fellow world leaders as people who want a fair deal and who want to do what is right. This, I believe, reflects well on the President’s core beliefs. To me this indicates he truly wants fair deals, and that he believes ... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today introduced the Curb Opioid Misuse by Advancing Technology (COMBAT) Act (H.R. 5127), which would encourage drug manufacturers to engage in studies demonstrating abuse-deterrent effectiveness and to increase diversity in abuse-deterrent technology, technologies that make opioids harder to abuse. The bill would also requir... Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today voted in favor of the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699), legislation he had cosponsored to require that government bureaucrats and/or law enforcement officials acquire a search warrant prior to obtaining electronic communications content. The bill improves privacy protections for electronic communications stored or maintained by a third-party service provider wh... Read more »

Puerto Rico Among the issues being debated in Washington is the situation in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico – which is a territory of the United States – has more than $118 billion in debt in the form of bonds and unfunded pension liabilities. Puerto Rico has already defaulted on portions of its debt, and also has not produced audited financial statements for two years. Puerto Rico can’t seek bankruptcy... Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of May. May 3, 2016 Tazewell County: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Richlands Town Hall 200 Washington Square Richlands, VA Buchanan County: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Grundy Town Hall 1185 Plaza Drive Grundy, VA Pulaski County: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Dublin Town Hall Route 100, 1 mile North of I-81 Dublin, VA May 4, ... Read more »

Griffith said, “...While I am encouraged by the bipartisan bills that today passed the Health Subcommittee and am pleased by my colleagues’ support of my amendment, we must diligently continue our important work on combating this growing epidemic.” Read more »