WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of legislation to stave off looming cuts to defense spending. The Budget Control Act, passed in August of 2011, charged the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, also known as the “super committee,” with finding at least $1.2 trillion in spending cuts from FY2012 to FY2021. The super committee failed in its… Read more »
Washington, DC – A measure authored by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today passed the House Armed Services Committee during consideration of the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, the yearly defense policy bill. Wittman offered an amendment to prohibit Fiscal Year 2013 funds from… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement on Tax Day, Tuesday, April 17, 2012:
“As American taxpayers work to get their returns filed and sent off to the Internal Revenue Service by today’s deadline, we are reminded of just how much hard-earned money is sent back to Washington, D.C. At the same time, the ongoing investigation into wasteful… Read more »
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement marking the fifth anniversary of the tragedy at Virginia Tech:
“Those lost at Virginia Tech on this day five years ago are not forgotten, and we continue to be inspired by the resiliency of those who survived and live on to tell their story and help others,” Wittman said. “As a Hokie graduate, I am… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today announced that he will host a Broadband Roundtable in Warsaw, Virginia, at the Rappahannock Community College Lecture Hall on April 20, 2012 from 10 a.m. to noon. Wittman, stakeholders and interested citizens will join together to discuss the broadband and technology needs of localities in rural areas, as well as ways stakeholders… Read more »
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today issued the following statement after supporting the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Resolution, which passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives:
“The country’s budget is out-of-balance, and we must get it back on track not only for our economy today, but for the generations coming after us,” Wittman said. “This plan isn’t perfect,… Read more »
Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released a statement following an announcement by the Obama Administration of a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to assess proposed geological and geophysical activities, including seismic and other offshore surveys, in the Mid- and South-Atlantic planning areas. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar traveled to Norfolk, Virginia, today for… Read more »
Washington, DC - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today announced the launch of the 2012 First District Congressional Art Competition. All high school students living in Virginia’s First District are eligible to enter their work in the competition by the April 27, 2012, submission deadline.
“Virginia’s First District is full of many creative and talented youth, and I encourage… Read more »
Montross, Va. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the signing of President Obama’s health care overhaul law:
“In the two years since this monstrous health care overhaul was signed into law, folks across the First District have continued to see their health care costs rise. Rather than bringing common-sense reform to lower the… Read more »
Bill receives overwhelming bipartisan support, passing the U.S. House 390-23WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of the JOBS Act, which passed the U.S. House with overwhelming bipartisan support. The JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act is a legislative package of six bills designed to jumpstart the economy and job growth by removing… Read more »
