Oct 7, 2013
Mr. Speaker, earlier today, I received an email from a woman who runs a small business in my district. I will read it to you now: Morgan, As you know, I'm a small business with 36 employees, have been paying 75 percent of my employees'…
Howard Griffith
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Howard Morgan Griffith is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district since January 5, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Griffith has focused on issues such as healthcare, energy, and economic development during his time in office. He has been an advocate for rural communities and has worked on legislation aimed at supporting local economies in Virginia. Griffith previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates before his election to Congress.
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Oct 4, 2013
Madam Speaker, I did not plan to take the floor today, but I was receiving a call this afternoon from Felecia Shelor, who runs the Poor Farmers Market in Meadows of Dan. She was calling both on her behalf and on behalf of her friends who…
Sep 28, 2013
Last week, I went to have lunch with my sons at their elementary school. As I was going in, the elementary school secretary said to me, ``I know I probably shouldn't say anything, but I want to thank you for working on this compounding…
Sep 28, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I thank Subcommittee Chairman Pitts for giving me the freedom to work on this. I appreciate it very much. It has been a year since last fall's fungal meningitis outbreak associated with the tainted sterile compounded drugs…
Sep 18, 2013
I join with my colleagues to honor those recipients of the Medal of Honor. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the heroic efforts of Colonel Wesley Lee Fox of the United States Marine Corps. Colonel Fox currently resides in Blacksburg…
Sep 9, 2013
I am so glad to be with you this evening. So many people in Washington and in other parts of the country believe that it was the intent of the Founding Fathers to bleach from our society our religious beliefs, and you have heard others…
Jul 24, 2013
General warrants, writs of assistance, that's what we're looking at, and the Founding Fathers found that to be anathema. What they're doing does violate the Fourth Amendment. We took an oath to uphold the Constitution, and we're supposed…
Jul 23, 2013
I would hope that the legal department would see as a part of their duty at the very least is to make sure that what they are doing is lawful...
Jul 22, 2013
Glad to be with you this evening. I thought it was interesting. You just raised the issue where the President said that costs would necessarily skyrocket. I actually carry that quote around in my back pocket. So I pulled it out, my little…
Jul 22, 2013
I believe if we use our energy sources-- which I believe can be a bipartisan issue and it is in my part of the world in central Appalachia--but if we use our energy resources, I am convinced that the United States of America can remain the…
Jul 8, 2013
Mr. Speaker, I would say that tonight has been interesting. We have talked about ObamaCare and we have talked about clean air and having these things; yet what we have are two different things coming out of the administration. On the one…
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