Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) delivered $2 million for Winter Harbor Dredging in Mathews County. The funds were passed by the House and signed into law on January 23, 2026, as part of the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026. “As an… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) delivered $295,000 for Physical and Cyber Security Improvements for Public Water System project in Williamsburg. The funds were passed by the House and signed into law on January 23, 2026, as part of the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026. … Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) delivered $2 million to Colonial Behavioral Health in Williamsburg for the development of a new healthcare campus, funding he secured through the Community Project Funding (CPF) appropriations process. The funds were passed by the House and signed into law on November 12, 2025, as part of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371 - Continuing… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released a statement following the passage of Senate amendments to H.R. 7148 to end the partial government shutdown:  “Government shutdowns are costly, ineffective, and threaten the livelihoods of hardworking Americans and their families. As we saw in October, families go without paychecks, and critical services are… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Congressman Nick LaLota (NY-01), Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03), and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) recently sent a letter to Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released a statement following the release of the 2026 National Defense Strategy:  “The 2026 National Defense Strategy rightly places defense of the U.S. homeland at the forefront and reinforces that credible deterrence of China requires real capability, not rhetoric. The Strategy also recognizes that… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) released a joint statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advanced an order to establish new foreign investment disclosure requirements:   “We’ve been pushing hard to prevent adversarial regimes like communist China and Russia from acquiring silent footholds in our… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) voted in favor of a bill that included the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. This appropriations bill builds on previous efforts to strengthen the quality of life of our military personnel and their families, provides key investments in shipbuilding and critical munitions programs, and supports the development of cutting-edge… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Sarah Elfreth’s (MD-03) Mitigation Action & Watermen Support (MAWS) Act was favorably reported out of the House Natural Resources Committee. This bipartisan legislation will combat the invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay. The MAWS Act will protect the seafood industry and preserve the health of the Bay by… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) highlighted the House passage of three Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for the First District: $8 million for phase II of the Powhite Parkway Extension project in Chesterfield County, $3,254,400 for Bethel Manor Elementary School, and $810,000 to the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority for securing… Read more »