USDA Rural Development Awards $84,000 to Town of Lebanon for Police Vehicle

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded a loan of $34,000 and a grant of $50,000, a total of $84,000, to the Town of Lebanon to purchase a new, equipped police vehicle. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Properly equipping law enforcement can challenge the budgets of smaller communities. Today’s USDA Rural Development award of…

Congressman Griffith's Weekly E-Newsletter 7.18.22

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My heart is with the people of Buchanan County as they recover from terrible flooding that occurred after rainstorms swept through the area on the night of July 12. After the devastating toll flooding took on Hurley last year, it is distressing to see the county again be subject to such damage. Although thankfully no lives were lost, the physical destruction was considerable. People…

Griffith Statement on H. Res. 1130

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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting against H. Res. 1130: “The Senate has the constitutional role to ratify or reject accession to NATO, but the House does not. The resolution in fact goes further than support for admitting Finland and Sweden to NATO by calling on the alliance’s other members to support it, too. I think that goes well beyond the…

HHS Awards $1,140,488 to St. Charles Health Council for Black Lung Clinic Program

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1,140,488 to the St. Charles Health Council for the Black Lung Clinic Program. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Black lung is a terrible condition many coal miners have to face. Today’s award of more than one million dollars to the St. Charles Health Council for black lung program…

Griffith Statement on Buchanan County Flooding

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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding flooding in Buchanan County: “I am committed to helping the people afflicted by flooding in Buchanan County recover. My office and I have been monitoring the aftermath of this disaster. While in Washington for votes, I have spoken with Governor Youngkin about the situation, and I have staff at the scene. “I will…

Griffith Announces Opening of 2022 Congressional App Challenge

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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement announcing the opening of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Ninth Congressional District students: “The Congressional App Challenge encourages students to demonstrate their talents, engage their creativity, and explore the fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education. I look forward to…

Congressman Griffith's Weekly E-Newsletter 7.8.22

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Although I am a lifelong conservative, the Democrats I have known over the years were proud to consider their party the defender of working men and women. I may have thought their policies were not suited to the task, but I never thought I would see the day when Democrat officials actually bragged about blue-collar workers losing jobs. That day has arrived. At the Aspen Ideas Festival…

Congressman Griffith's Weekly E-Newsletter 7.1.22

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As Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, we often reflect on the Declaration of Independence adopted on that date in 1776. Its words endure. Even as it listed specific grievances against King George III, the Declaration also offered a statement of principles that guided our country from then until now: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . .” The…

Ninth District Traveling Staff Office Hours for July

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

Griffith Statement on Supreme Court Decision in West Virginia v. EPA

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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the EPA went beyond its lawful regulatory authority in the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan: “The Supreme Court today reaffirmed one of the fundamentals of our constitutional structure: the legislature writes the laws. The…

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