Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s statement today on improving oversight of the NSA’s surveillance activities:
“I look forward to seeing the FISA Court opinions and the reasoning of the court that the President indicated the Administration will release. While I understand they may need to protect names and other personal… Read more »
The NSA and You
Since the story broke of the massive National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs collecting the phone records of all Americans, some have stood up in defense of these programs, insisting that Members of Congress… Read more »
During
debate on the Department of Defense appropriations bill, Congressman Morgan
Griffith (R-VA) was allotted 30 seconds of debate time with which to express
his support for the Amash-Conyers amendment, which would end authority for the
blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. This amendment would
also bar the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after the defeat of the Amash-Conyers amendment:
“While the Amash-Conyers amendment that would rein in the NSA’s data gathering capabilities on U.S. citizens who aren’t suspects failed, I am proud to be a part of a bipartisan group of Congressmen and women who believe our first duty is to protect and uphold the freedoms… Read more »
Immigration, Coal, and Zimmerman
Immigration
I have received quite a few questions about developments on immigration reform. I believe our immigration system is broken, but do not believe that legislation recently passed by the Senate is the solution.
The Senate passed one nearly 1,200-page bill. This is a large bill that tries to deal with all of the nation’s immigration… Read more »
Independence Day
Near the end of June, I was invited to give brief remarks at a celebration with area veterans. I think these remarks are appropriate to share during the 4th of July period. Because I rarely use prepared text, the remarks went something like this:
“I want to thank all of the veterans here today for their service to our country. You have answered the… Read more »
Following recent reports of certain federal agencies accessing the phone and internet data of American citizens, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to discuss Great Britain's John Wilkes and his fight for liberty.
Video of Griffith's remarks can be found by clicking here or on the image below.
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today released the following statement as the House of Representatives passed legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare:
“However you feel about the philosophy of Obamacare, what has become increasingly clear is that it was not built carefully enough to work. Former Speaker of the House Nancy… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement regarding the developing scandals in Washington, D.C.:
“The abuse-of-power scandals recently engulfing the White House have been developing so quickly that my statements of yesterday are already out of date. Not only has the Internal Revenue Service admitted to deliberately targeting nonprofit conservative groups… Read more »
Saturday, April 13 marks the 270th anniversary of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. In honor of his birth, the Library of Congress invited people to view a display of some items from their collection of original Jefferson documents, the largest such collection in the world.
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) took time out of his busy schedule today to visit the display and… Read more »
