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The United States Department of Education (DoEd) today announced three schools in the Ninth District as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Those recognized are Elydale Middle School, Greendale Elementary School, and Meadows Of Dan Elementary School. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “I am pleased to see Elydale Middle School, Greendale Elementary School,… Read more »

One of the important roles of any member of Congress is to serve as a liaison for his or her constituents to the federal government. Acting as that liaison or ombudsman rarely gets headlines or letters to the editor, but it is one of the most important things that I do. Accordingly, I want to share some of the services my office provides and the ways my team and I can assist… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded more than $2.5 million in Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) grants for Southwest Virginia organizations. The award amounts, organizations, and purposes for the awards are: $1,500,000 to Appalachian Community Capital for a capital… Read more »

Twenty years ago, our nation was attacked by terrorists. Like many Americans, I remember where I was when I learned of the news on September 11, 2001. As I worked in my law office that morning, my bookkeeper at the time, Terry Haynie, told me that a plane had struck a Tower of the World Trade Center. We could not understand how a plane could have gotten so off course that it could hit a… Read more »

The ending of the war in Afghanistan has been a disgraceful and humiliating close to a lengthy chapter of our history. Read more »

Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of September. 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 government offices reopen, office hours will be resumed. September 8, 2021 Scott County: 9:00 am –… Read more »

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $50,000 to the Montgomery Museum of Art and History, in Christiansburg, Virginia. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “ARC’s award of $50,000 to the Montgomery Museum of Art and History will be used to plan the museum’s expansion and upgrades. I am pleased to see this money help the museum achieve their goal… Read more »

Benjamin Franklin famously noted that “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” He never said those two certainties needed to go hand in hand. That came later with the imposition of the death tax, also known as the estate tax. The federal death tax, enacted in 1916, is levied “on the transfer of the taxable estate of every decedent who is a citizen or resident of the… Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement in response to today’s explosions in Kabul: “Praying for our troops who are risking their lives in Afghanistan to safely evacuate Americans and our Afghan allies.  My heart goes out to the families of our brave service members who have lost their lives or have been wounded in today’s attack.” ### Read more »

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a grant of $419,588 to Scott County Public Schools for the Early Head Start Program: “These funds will help provide desired early development and educational services to the children of Scott County.” ### Read more »