Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) issued the following statement after voting in support and helping secure House passage of H.R.1 – the Lower Energy Costs Act: “For the past two years, American energy has suffered under President Biden. His policies halted new domestic energy production, resulting in the U.S. relying on foreign adversaries like… 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, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced his appointment to the House Natural Resources Committee for the 118th Congress. Congressman Wittman will serve on both the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee as well as the Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee. Following this announcement, Congressman Wittman stated: “I am honored to serve once… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Wittman announced his score of 100% from the American Energy Alliance on their American Energy Scorecard for the House of Representatives. According to their website, the AEA scorecard scores voting and co-sponsorship decisions on legislation affecting energy and environmental policy, educating voters on how their representatives vote and holding… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman introduced the No Oil for CCP Act to prohibit the Biden Administration from selling U.S. oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China and Chinese Communist Party controlled entities. This legislation follows Representative Wittman’s earlier letter to the Secretary of Energy decrying the SPR sales to Chinese companies. Following… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent Secretary of Energy Granholm a letter regarding the Department of Energy’s (DOE) management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and the transfer of the United States’ SPR to China or other foreign adversaries. This letter follows this Administration’s announcement of the largest SPR drawdown in history, with plans… Read more »

Rob Wittman column: We must unleash American energy independence To read this online in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Click Here. One consistent message I hear from constituents throughout Virginia’s 1st Congressional District and folks throughout the entire commonwealth is American families are feeling the pain of soaring inflation and skyrocketing energy costs in a very real… Read more »