FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 21, 2015 CONTACT: Amy Dudley (Kaine), 202-224-9688 Kevin Hall (Warner), 202-228-6884 Beth Breeding (Goodlatte), 202-225-5431 David Dailey (Scott), 202-225-8351 Alex Gray (Forbes), 202-225-6365 Gordon Neal (Wittman), 202-226-9873 George Burke (Connolly), 202-225-1492 Andrea Pivarunas (Griffith), 202-225-3861 Abigail Sigler (Hurt), 202-225-4711 Kaylin Minton (Rigell), 202-225-4216 Julia Hahn (Brat), 202-225-2815 Thomas Scanlon (Beyer), 202-225-4376 Jeff Marschner (Co...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after Congressman John Boehner (OH-8) was reelected as Speaker of the House: “Since being elected to Congress, I have consistently fought for accountability from congressional leadership, demanding year after year that the House eliminate the outdated August recess and remain in session to complete the work we were elected to do. I have also consistently urged a return to regular budget order, in which a budget re...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after the House passed legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline by a bipartisan vote of 266-153: “The Keystone XL pipeline is a long overdue project that will help to achieve North American energy independence and also create American jobs. It is unacceptable that the White House has failed for so long to approve this project, even though the State Department itself has mitigated concerns over potenti...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today introduced two pieces of legislation as part of his ongoing efforts to increase accountability in congressional operations. The No Budget, No Pay Act would prohibit members of the House or Senate from receiving pay if their respective chamber does not pass a budget by April 15, 2015. The Stay on Schedule (S.O.S) resolution changes congressional procedures to prohibit the House from taking an August recess unless it has passed all regular ap...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after House Armed Services Committee Chairman-elect Mac Thornberry (TX-13) renamed him Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness for the upcoming 114th Congress: “It has been an honor serving as Chairman of the Readiness Subcommittee during the 113th Congress, and I look forward to building on our previous and ongoing efforts in the 114th. I am truly humbled that Chairman-elect Thornberry has selected me to ...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after opposing the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015: “In August I demanded that Congress remain in Washington until its work was done. Unfortunately, Congress still adjourned, and we now find ourselves at a familiar juncture: passing a bill to fund the government at the eleventh hour. While I am pleased that the critical functions of government are not shutting down, and that pr...
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Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014, sponsored by Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), by a vote of 416-0. The legislation will increase coordination and transparency within Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts, in addition to reducing duplication of federal and state efforts. The bill passed the U.S. Senate on December 2, 2014, and is now cleared for the President’s signatur...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement today after President Barack Obama announced that he would nominate Ashton Carter to be the next Secretary of Defense: “Ash Carter is a dedicated public servant who possesses a thorough understanding of the budget crisis the Department of Defense is experiencing. I look forward to working with him if he is confirmed by the Senate." “The challenges facin...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement today concerning provisions in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 (H.R. 3979) which adjusted military compensation and allowances: “The passage of today’s bill was absolutely necessary for protecting our national security and ensuring our military is resourced to accomplish its missions. However, I am adamantly opposed to provi...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement after supporting H.R. 5759, the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act, which rolls back the President’s recent executive order to change immigration policy: “Before the President announced his executive action, I urged him to remember what he’d said in 2013, when he acknowledged that the path to get immigration reform done is through Congress. Despite the concerns of many Americans, the President still...
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