Virginia's 9th Congressional District
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Recent News About Virginia's 9th Congressional District
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Griffith Announces $70,000 for Economic Development Planning in Ninth District
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced on May 17 that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $70,000 to the West Piedmont Planning District Commission, headquartered in Martinsville, Virginia, for economic development planning.
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Griffith Introduces Bill To Streamline Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has introduced the Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act, legislation aiming to streamline deployment of broadband infrastructure.
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Griffith Calls Hearing on Broadband Deployment
Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, called a hearing, held earlier on May 10, to examine federal efforts to deploy broadband internet to un-served and underserved communities around the country.
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Griffith Statement on the NIH Resuming Grant Funding for EcoHealth Alliance
On May 8, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has released a statement following the National Institute of Health (NIH)’s announcement that they would resume grant funding for EcoHealth Alliance:
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Griffith Statement on Latest EPA Proposed Rule to Regulate Coal and Natural Gas Power Plants
On May 11 issued a statement following the latest proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which mandates that coal and natural gas power plants would have to cut or capture most carbon dioxide emission by 2038:
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Griffith Named Co-Chair of the Congressional Coal Caucus
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will co-chair the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress, along with Reps. Bill Johnson (R-OH), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), and Dan Meuser (R-PA). The Congressional Coal Caucus plays a key role in aiding legislative and policy debates relating to the coal industry.
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Griffith Applauds Nist Grant for Martinsville-Based Manufacturing Growth Project
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $400,000 grant to the Martinsville-based A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership through their MEP National Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network program.
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Griffith Applauds Usda Rural Development Grants Totaling $100,000 to Lee County
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development for awarding two grants, each $50,000, to Lee County.
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Griffith Congratulates Ninth District Winner of the Congressional Art Competition
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced that Katelyn Wheatley of Carroll County High School won the 2023 Congressional Art Competition in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District.
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Congressman Griffith's Weekly E-Newsletter 4.28.23
I have long believed that Congress has a responsibility to the American people to “rein in” wasteful and excessive spending. Since joining Congress, I have not voted for a debt ceiling bill that did not include cuts or reforms to our spending practices.
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Ninth District Traveling Staff Office Hours for May
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of May.
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Congressman Griffith's Weekly E-Newsletter 4.21.23
On April 20th, I voted to pass H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, legislation to ensure that women and girls have a fair playing field in sports by guaranteeing that schools adhere to Title IX’s recognition of biology and genetics of an individual at birth.
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Mount Rogers Community Services Board Receives $1 Million Federal Grant For Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has awarded Mount Rogers Community Services Board a mental health and substance abuse services grant totaling $1,000,000.
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Griffith Delivers Opening Remarks at Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing Examining the Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks and questioned witnesses at a hearing examining the role of data brokers in the digital economy.