Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), Jim Moran (D-VA-8), Frank Wolf (R-VA-10) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) released this statement today following the announcement that a Springfield, Virginia site is a finalist for a relocated Federal Bureau of Investigations headquarters. The General Services Administration selected three sites for its shortlist, two of which are in Maryland and one in Fairfax County. “We are very pleased...
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Washington, D.C. – In a joint letter, U.S. Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine and U.S. Congressmen Bobby Scott, Randy Forbes, Scott Rigell and Rob Wittman urged Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James to consider Virginia’s Joint Base Langley-Eustis as a location for the future Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC). Locating the new facility there would help minimize the impact of 742 positions being eliminated at Langley-Eustis as part of the Air Force’s consolidation plans a...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman voted for legislation today to boost American energy production and help cut the cost of fuel for Americans. Wittman was an original cosponsor of H.R. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act. The legislation passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 229-185, and included two amendments offered by Wittman to increase the responsible development and exploration of sources of energy off the coast of Virginia. “Americans ...
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I was pleased to see so many of you enjoying time with family and friends on Independence Day in America’s First District. The holiday weekend is always a popular one for traveling, and I know that many folks were watching the miles tick upward on their odometers and thinking of the cost of gasoline. That cost has been on my mind as well, and I recently voted for legislation to help cut the cost of fuel for Americans by boosting domestic energy production. H.R. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices...
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Washington, D.C. –On Thursday, July 10, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) will host a forum on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building in Woodbridge at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will provide parents and educators with the information and resources they need to protect themselves, their families and our communities from Lyme disease and other emerging tick-borne illnesses. The panel discussion will include representatives from the Prince William Health District, the Jemsek...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman, Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement today following a Readiness Subcommittee briefing titled, “Use of DoD Facilities to House Undocumented Aliens.” The briefing, which sought answers surrounding the Department of Defense’s agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to house a number of unaccompanied and undocumented alien children (UAC) at DoD installations, featured Mr. Jo...
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, praised the passage of legislation to fund the Department of Defense (DoD). H.R. 4870, the DoD Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015, provides approximately $490 billion in discretionary budgetary authority for DoD, and includes an amendment authored by Wittman that prohibits funds from being used to propose, plan for, or execute an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Rou...
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During the Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, I asked simply, “What happens to these detainees after a year?” The answer is clearly not that simple. The intelligence we currently have on these individuals – and the data on the chances of them returning to the battlefield – indicate significant, unjustifiable risk.
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the Administration’s recent decision to release five senior Taliban leaders from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay: “Even after this lengthy hearing, I remain concerned about the rationale behind the Administration’s decision to facilitate this release, as well as the deeply flawed process by which Congress was...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) today released the following statement after supporting House passage of H.R. 4810, the Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014: “Today’s overwhelming passage of the Veteran Access to Care Act is a good step forward in addressing the unacceptable treatment many of our veterans have been experiencing within the Department of Veterans Affairs system. By granting veterans facing extensive wait-times – as well as those who live over 40 miles from a VA fa...
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