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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.
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of myself, Representatives Bob Goodlatte, and Robert Hurt, I am deeply saddened to report the passing of a former Member of this body. On May 23, 2012, former Ninth District United States Congressman William Wampler…
Ladies and gentlemen, the problem is that folks want to always talk about the terrorists, and absolutely we all should be concerned about the terrorists. But how about the citizens of the United States who have to worry about now being…
Madam Speaker, later today, we will debate the National Defense Authorization Act. Just yesterday evening, section 1021 of last year's bill was given an injunction by U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest when she stated: In the face of…
But because of the power plants that are run by coal that we have already seen that are shutting down, et cetera, is the reason that you made those statements and that you think there are going to be more 202 orders is because of some of…
When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, you know, under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.
But when the President has more flexibility, if we believe his words, and we believe his words from his last campaign, don't you anticipate that he is going to make the costs rise on the use of coal and even natural gas, because they are…
Well, it is your safety program, Honorable Member, and it will be a pipeline built by Americans, supervised by Americans and made safe by Americans.
Well, I am not sure I would go there, especially as an American. I don't want to accuse you of being too Canadian.
So you would generally agree with me that we probably have greater than 2 percent if only we would use our resources, is that correct?
And so would I be correct in believing that by not allowing the United States and Canada to expand our use of our natural resources, we may in fact be creating a greater problem worldwide with pollution than if we are allowed to use with…
It just looks like to me that this administration has an 'all of the above' policy to raise the cost of energy on all of the above.
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