WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to President Biden’s budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24):
“Our defense budget must match the threats we face, and those threats are steep. Under President Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party has nearly tripled its defense… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) applauded the passage of H.R. 1335 – the Transparency, Accountability, Permitting and Production (TAPP) of American Resources Act through the House Natural Resources Committee. This bill will unleash American energy and critical mineral resources production and modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to expand U.S.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus, Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), Representatives James E. Clyburn (D-SC-06), Bob Latta (R-OH-05), Annie Kuster (D-NH-02), Tim Walberg (R-MI-05), Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Richard Hudson (R-NC-09), and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM-03), announced the continuation of the Caucus in the 118th Congress.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucus, participated in the Choose Clean Water Coalition’s 11th Annual Chesapeake Bay Day Briefing. The Choose Clean Water Coalition hosts an annual Chesapeake Bay Day in Washington, D.C. where Members of Congress and Coalition members meet to discuss the importance of clean water… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement ahead of the first hearing held by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), “The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to America:”
“I want to make one thing very clear to the Americans tuning in tonight. The Chinese Communist Party… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, announced the reintroduction of his legislation establishing the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukrainian Military, Economic, and Humanitarian Aid for the 118th Congress. This legislation would ensure that any funding sent to Ukraine for military, economy,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, announced the reintroduction of “The World Deserves to Know Act,” which would require sanctions on certain members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and officials of Chinese health agencies in relation to any involvement in the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In light of… Read more »
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, visited HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division this week with Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) for a visit with leadership and a shipyard tour.
During this tour, Representatives Wittman, Scott, and Kiggans witnessed construction… Read more »
RICHMOND, VA – On Thursday, February 23rd, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), along with Bruce Voigt, Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Bill Barksdale, Assistant Director of the Roanoke Regional Office for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, J. Ronald Johnson, Executive Director of the Richmond VA Medical Center, Mike Cullins, Assistant Chief of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Vladimir Putin suspending Russia’s participation in New START:
“Given Putin’s increasingly aggressive behavior in Ukraine and on the world stage, his decision to suspend Russia’s participation in New START unfortunately comes… Read more »
