The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced $430,137 in Quality Improvement Awards for community health centers operating in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Community health centers provide important medical services to many residents in our region. The award of $430,137 by HHS to… Read more »
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today announced a total of $405,800 in loans and grants to communities in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District for vehicles to be used in public services. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“Purchasing and equipping modern vehicles for public services can place a strain on budgets in rural… Read more »
A famous song of the 1920s went, “California, here I come.”
Today, one might sing that line with dread rather than anticipation as rolling blackouts afflict California residents. But the same public policies that have brought disaster to the Golden State are being pushed with vigor elsewhere, including here in Virginia.
The immediate cause of the rolling blackouts is simple. California… Read more »
Coronavirus Relief
The coronavirus pandemic continues to affect our country and Virginia’s Ninth District. Its impacts on the health and livelihood of our citizens are still being felt.
Congress has passed and President Trump has signed several relief measures. Negotiations about a new round of legislation, however, have stalled, primarily due to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA)… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement after three water and sewer system projects in the Virginia coalfields received a total of $1,801,500 in Community Development Block Grant funding:
“Inadequate water infrastructure is a serious matter for many rural residents. The $1,801,500 in Community Development Block Grant funding for projects in Virginia’s… Read more »
Debating holds a storied place in the American political tradition.
The Lincoln-Douglas debates between two Senate candidates in Illinois in 1858 made a household name out of a one-term congressman, putting Abraham Lincoln on the path to the presidency two years later.
Americans have come to expect their presidential candidates to debate, with three different events the norm in recent… Read more »
The urge to explore new frontiers is a natural human characteristic. Governments have long recognized this fact and supported exploration in order to gain the benefits of knowledge, resources, and skills uncovered in the quest to go where no one has gone before.
In the twentieth century, this quest took its most notable form in the Space Race as the United States and the Soviet Union… Read more »
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week approved “Project Kuiper,” a plan by Amazon to deploy a network of low-Earth orbit satellites to provide high-speed broadband service. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“The need for Internet connectivity is clear – for education, for business, and for quality of life. Connecting more rural and remote… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of August. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 22 counties and nine independent cities of the Ninth District. As local governments offices reopen, office hours will be resumed. Please contact the Christiansburg Office at… Read more »
National defense ranks among the highest priorities of the Federal Government. If you recall the words of the Constitution’s preamble, you will know that providing for the common defense is identified as one of the document’s purposes.
When considering this subject, it is important that decisions be based on our long-term national interests, the resources we possess, and a clear… Read more »
