WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released this statement after voting “no” on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019:
“It is imperative that we get our nation’s fiscal house in order and work to address our debt and deficit – or else we continue to push the problems of today onto our children and grandchildren. The longer we fail to address our nation’s spending problem, the… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Rob Wittman sent another letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to keep the House in-session through August to complete critical legislative items.
“On June 28, 2019, I wrote you asking that you cancel the August recess if the House had not addressed the many critical issues facing our Nation,” Wittman wrote. “Three weeks later, we are no further… Read more »
This week on the House floor, we debated H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020. As many of you already know, the NDAA directs policy and spending plans for the Defense Department. At the beginning of this week, I penned an oped for Defense News detailing not only what was necessary to make a bipartisan NDAA, but why doing so is so important. For… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Rob Wittman sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to keep the House in-session through August to complete critical legislative items.
“I urge you and the House leadership to reconsider the legislative calendar and to cancel the August recess if the House has not addressed the many critical issues facing our Nation and the American people,”… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman released this statement after voting against H.R. 2740 - Departments Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020.
“The funding bill that passed the House today is not only irresponsible, but has no future in the Senate. These bills have been considered… Read more »
This week, the House started debating our annual appropriations bills – the legislation that funds the federal government. There are 12 different appropriations bills that must pass the House and the Senate by October 1 of each year. The consequence if we do not? Either a continuing resolution (CR) or a government shutdown. Under a CR, all spending remains the same, meaning that we can’t… Read more »
Weekly Update: What I Hope to See in FY2020 President's Budget
By Congressman Rob Wittman
March 9, 2019
Next week, President Trump is expected to release his budget for FY 2020. The President’s budget is only the first step in the annual budgeting and appropriations process but acts as a venue for the president to publish his policy objectives. And I’m sure you know, the… Read more »
Wittman on National Emergency Declaration
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released this statement after voting “no” on H.J. Res. 46:
“The current situation at our southern border is a border security and humanitarian crisis. I have heard from numerous US Border Patrol agents, whose personal accounts confirm what we already know, the conditions at the border demand… Read more »
Wittman Statement on Bill to Fund VA-01 Priorities, Secure Border
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released this statement after voting in favor of the Conference Report to Accompany H.J. Res 31 – The Consolidated Appropriations Act:
“Although not perfect, this bill makes an important down payment for the construction of physical barriers and other border security… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released this statement following President Trump’s State of the Union address:
“Tonight, President Trump outlined a bold, bipartisan agenda, with a clear path forward for America. This past year we have had unparalleled successes: landmark tax reform, record job numbers, and unprecedented investments in our nation’s military. This year,… Read more »
