Press Releases

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement after Secretary Chuck Hagel’s announcement reducing civilian furloughs at the Department of Defense: “While I am pleased to hear of the reduction of furlough days for DoD employees, I remain concerned about the uncertainty for these employees, and for the overall state of our nation’s defense. There’s no question that while… Read more »

For the second year in a row, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted against a measure allowing the House to adjourn for the month of August. Wittman opposed the measure citing unfinished business and critical issues that Members of Congress should debate and address rather than traveling back to their Congressional districts. “I continue to oppose adjournment by the House when so… Read more »

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) sent a letter today to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, recommending an innovative way to address the serious claims backlog at the VA. Citing the performance of the Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic at William and Mary Law School and its associated Helping Military Veterans through Higher Education Consortium,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, praised passage of the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The annual appropriations legislation, H.R. 2397, includes $512 billion in non-war funding, a decrease of $5.1 billion below the fiscal year 2013 enacted level and approximately… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following statement following a briefing from Undersecretary of Defense Comptroller Bob Hale on the status of furloughs for the Department of Defense (DoD) civilian workforce.   In the briefing, department officials stated that while they are making progress on… Read more »

Washington, DC - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today released a statement following the announcement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that a site off Virginia’s coast has been selected for an offshore wind energy lease sale.   According to the announcement, BOEM will hold its second competitive lease sale for renewable energy on the U.S. Outer Continental… Read more »

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) voted today in support of legislation to delay health care mandates on individuals and businesses contained within the 2010 health care overhaul, known as Obamacare. The House passed the Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R. 2667), which would delay the requirement that businesses with over 50 full-time employees provide minimum essential health care… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that included language authored by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) to aid in the clean-up and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. Wittman’s bill, the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act, was included as part of H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013. One of Wittman’s signature… Read more »

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, released the following statement after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlined the Pentagon’s plan on how to achieve $52 billion in defense cuts in Fiscal Year 2014: “Continuing this senseless policy jeopardizing our nation’s defense and putting troops’ lives at additional risk is wrongheaded… Read more »

Members of Virginia’s Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Seth D. Harris expressing unified support for a proposal to obtain a federal grant to support the Hire Vets Virginia initiative. All thirteen members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation signed the letter expressing interest in the proposal submitted for the National… Read more »