WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden Administration to refrain from re-entering the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, on the grounds that the prospect of returning this controversial agreement has intensified the conflict between Israel and Hamas.… Read more »
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Over two weeks have passed since President Biden delivered a Joint Address to Congress, marking the culmination of his first 100 days as President. Throughout those first 100 days and since, it has become clear that the Biden Administration and their Democratic allies in Congress found a new strategy that has come to define President Biden’s time in office. Whenever the… Read more »
WASHINGTON– Today, Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08), along with Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Supplying Help to Infrastructure in Ports, Yards, and America’s Repair Docks (SHIPYARD) Act of 2021, which would provide $25 billion to make investments needed to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, called on Former Secretary of State and current United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry to resign, should allegations he leaked classified information about Israeli operations to Iran be true. In light of these allegations, Congressman Wittman Stated:
“I… Read more »
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When we discuss the threats faced by the United States, China and Russia tend to dominate the discussion. Rightfully so as both are nuclear powers with expansionist ambitions in direct opposition to US interests. However, what if there was suddenly another nuclear power far more aggressive and unpredictable than those two countries?
The danger posed by a rogue,… Read more »
WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-03) introduced H.R. 2609, the “Naval Readiness Act”. This bipartisan bill would extend the requirement for the Annual Report on Material Readiness of Navy Ships, a report generated from an inspection known as INSURV, indefinitely. The Naval Readiness Act not only strikes the expiration date for… Read more »
This March marks one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. One year later, our lives remain fundamentally altered as the pandemic continues. But as an ever-growing number of Americans receive the COVID-19 vaccine, we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
That sense of optimism was readily apparent when I visited the King George YMCA… Read more »
WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Wittman (VA-01) announced he has responded to a letter sent to President Biden from the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus urging drastic cuts to the Defense budget by inviting every member of the caucus to attend a classified briefing on the existential threats faced by the United States in the twenty-first century. Announcing his letter,… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, weighed in on the Navy’s recently unveiled Unmanned Campaign Plan, stating:
“Unmanned systems are here to stay and will continue taking an increasingly prominent role, providing the flexibility our… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressmen Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) introduced legislation to extend Section 3610 of the CARES Act to September 30, 2021. Important to national security and defense contracting companies, Section 3610 allows the government to reimburse federal contractors whose employees can't access federal facilities during the… Read more »
