Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman received the Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence today from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) at a ceremony hosted by NAM member organization Owens-Illinois in Toano, Virginia. This award is given to members of Congress who have shown consistent support for the manufacturing sector during the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of legislation to prevent looming defense cuts, known as sequestration, set to take effect in January, and took a stand against a short-term spending measure that delays important decisions.   Today, the House passed a “stop-gap” measure (H.J.Res. 117), a continuing resolution, to fund the government… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement observing the eleventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: “It is hard to believe that 11 years have passed since our nation was attacked on her own soil. Too many innocent lives were lost. We lost loved ones, friends, colleagues and neighbors, many from our great Commonwealth… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today called on Congress to remain in Washington, DC, to complete its work on critical items with looming deadlines. Wittman specifically addressed the threat of “sequestration,” which under current law proposes to cut an additional $500 billion from the defense budget, negatively affecting the country’s national security and estimated to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman supported American energy development as the House voted to open up areas for energy development, including the Outer Continental Shelf area off the coast of Virginia. The House voted to pass H.R. 6082, a responsible plan to replace the President’s restrictive proposal for oil and natural gas lease sales, which prohibited the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – An amendment authored by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) prohibiting federal funds to propose, plan for, or execute an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round passed the U.S. House of Representatives today as part of the Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, H.R. 5856. Wittman introduced the amendment following its successful… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of legislation to require the Administration to inform the American people about their plans for looming cuts to the budget, termed “sequestration.” Sequestration will cut $50 billion from the defense budget in Fiscal Year 2013, and almost $500 billion over the next 10 years. Department of Defense officials have… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation with a bipartisan vote to repeal the health care overhaul, or “Obamacare”: “I voted against the health care overhaul two years ago and continue to support its repeal with my vote again today,” Wittman said. “This massive, over-reaching law… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced its ruling on the health overhaul law known as “Obamacare,” largely upholding the law: “As this law passed two years ago, my main concerns were that this massive overhaul did not reduce individuals’ health care costs and that it added hundreds of billions to the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Renewable energy legislation authored by U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) passed the U.S. House of Representatives today as part of a larger domestic energy package. Wittman’s legislation, the Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act (H.R. 2173), would streamline the process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to approve temporary infrastructure,… Read more »