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Congressman Griffith’s Weekly E-Newsletter 7.17.17

A Better Deal for the American People: On July 11, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it had called off procurement for a new …Read More

Independence and Southwest Virginia

On July 4, we celebrate Independence Day, the anniversary of when 56 men pledged “[their] Lives, [their] Fortunes and [their] sacred Honor” by adopting the …Read More

Griffith Bills to Cut EPA Red Tape

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced two bills to streamline the process for expanding, upgrading, or otherwise modifying power plants and manufacturing facilities in certain instances. …Read More

Congressman Griffith’s Weekly E-Newsletter 6.26.17

A Win for Religious Freedom On June 26, the Supreme Court ruled in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, Director, Missouri Department of …Read More

Two Coal-Fired Power Plants Fired Up to Meet Demand

Dominion Energy is re-opening two coal-fired power plants in Virginia, in order to be prepared to meet power needs during peak hours this summer. The …Read More

Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydro Bill Introduced by Griffith

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) recently introduced legislation to promote closed-loop pumped storage hydropower.

Griffith Introduces Bill to Improve Pipeline Approval Process

Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced the ‘‘Pipeline Fairness and Transparency Act.”

Congressman Griffith: Could it Be?

Bloomberg, Former Sierra Club Director, and Griffith Agree? The former executive director and chairman of the Sierra Club, Carl Pope, and former New York City …Read More

Congressman Griffith’s E-Newsletter 6.5.17

Veteran Care: We honor those who have served our country on Veterans Day, but year round we should appropriately honor the veterans who are deserving our …Read More

Griffith on US Withdrawal from Paris Accord:

“The Paris Climate Accord is a bad deal for Americans, as I’ve been saying since the deal was announced. The United States can be the …Read More

Griffith Statement on McAuliffe Announcement

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after Governor Terry McAuliffe’s announcement today. “The action outlined in the Executive Order is basically a cap …Read More

4/29: Republican Mass Meeting

The Mass Meeting will be held this Saturday, April 29th from 3:00 P.M. til 5:00 P.M. at the Indian Valley Elementary School, 4130 Indian Valley …Read More

Congressman Griffith’s E-Newsletter 4.24.17

Tax Debate “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” said Benjamin Franklin. Although taxes may be certain, American …Read More

Mass Meeting to Decide Indian Valley Supervisors Race

As the filing deadline closed at 5:00 P.M on Thursday, March 30th, Case Clinger was unopposed. Party Chair, Gene Bishop declared him the Republican Nominee …Read More

Griffith Discusses American Health Care Act

https://morgangriffith.house.gov/uploadedfiles/cnn_03-24-2017_17.23.24_ahca.mp4 Congressman Griffith with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, discussing the American Health Care Act (AHCA).

Governor vetoes voter ID bill

Governor Terry McAuliffe has vetoed House Bill 2343, which would increase the potential for qualified Virginians to be improperly disenfranchised by decentralizing the Commonwealth’s process …Read More

Health Care Reform

This week, the House of Representatives achieved the first steps in the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. As a bill moves through Congress, as you …Read More

Griffith: Legend and Stolen Fame

Congress is currently working on many important issues, including the replacement of Obamacare, tax reform, border security, and job creation. But, there are also opportunities …Read More

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