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Healthcare Update: Due to its arcane rules, the Senate faces a September 30 deadline for voting on a plan to replace Obamacare that requires a …Read More

In the span of a few weeks, the U.S. mainland has faced two storms of immense power in Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. My thoughts and …Read More

Griffith Statement on Optima Withdrawal from Obamacare

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement regarding Optima Health’s decision not to participate in the Obamacare individual insurance exchange in the markets of …Read More

Hurricane Harvey I wish to express my sincere condolences to those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. My thoughts and prayers are with all of the communities …Read More

The health insurance provider Anthem has decided to stop selling individual insurance plans on Virginia’s Obamacare exchange next year. It will also stop selling off-exchange …Read More

Pulaski Democrats will meet on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pulaski County Courthouse, 45 Third St. NW, Pulaski, Virginia 24301. The …Read More

The United States Senate is letting down the American people by failing to advance any solution for the disaster that is Obamacare. It has rejected …Read More

Statement on Griffith Amendment to Reform CBO

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted on his amendment to H.R. 3219 abolishing the Budget Analysis Division …Read More

If you have been watching the news coming from Washington in recent months, you will likely have heard mentioned again and again “the CBO score.” …Read More

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

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