WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01), alongside Reps. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Ben Cline (VA-06), and Morgan Griffith (VA-09), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the U.S. Department of Defense to ensure any solar panels installed on the Pentagon or any U.S. military installation are made in America. China dominates the global solar supply chain,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) voted for H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The bill will enhance quality of life for military families, fully fund veterans’ healthcare, invest in Virginia’s military communities – all while ensuring responsible stewardship of taxpayer… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee, released the following statement following reports of an F-35 fighter jet crashing off the airfield at Albuquerque International Sunport:
“I am incredibly grateful to the first responders who promptly aided… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The subcommittee's mark is available here.
Watch Rep. Wittman's opening remarks… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee voted in favor of the committee’s advancement of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The bill was reported favorably out of committee with a vote of 57-1.
Following… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee voted in favor of the committee’s advancement of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).
The bill includes significant investments in Virginia’s shipbuilding… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Wittman (VA-01) announced that the 2024 Congressional App Challenge is now open to all middle and high school students in Virginia’s First District. The deadline for this year’s competition is Oct. 24, 2024.
The Congressional App Challenge is designed to encourage students’ participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education fields.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), alongside 10 colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging the U.S. Department of Defense to send more American-made drones to Ukraine to deploy on the battlefield.
Currently, most drones being used in Ukraine’s fight against unprovoked Russian aggression are made by a single Chinese… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement on the Biden administration withholding arms shipments to Israel:
“President Biden’s decision to withhold critical arms shipments to Israel is an insult to our only true democratic ally in the Middle East. It is more critical than ever that the United States supports Israel’s right to defend itself and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman’s (VA-01) Protecting Access For Hunters and Anglers Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation will prohibit the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture from banning the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal lands and waters unless such regulation is consistent with state law and… Read more »
