Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces on the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Gilday’s recent assertion that the Navy needs a 500-ship navy to meet the Biden Administration’s… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address: “This evening, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address to both a joint session of Congress and to the American people. This speech uniquely coincided with… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: “Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is intolerable and must be met with immediate strength and decisive action from the United States and our allies. This is a blatant attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty. Putin’s intentions have been clear… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement on further Russian aggression toward Ukraine: “For months, Putin has been amassing troops at the Ukrainian border and working to stress the Ukrainian economic and political system and on Monday night, he began sending troops into Ukraine. With the cataclysmic withdrawal from Afghanistan,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), along with the entire Virginia Delegation, sent a letter to President Biden requesting that his FY23 budget include $76.9 million in funding for the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Widening and Deepening project at the Port of Virginia. As this letter states, the Port of Virginia is the fifth largest and fastest growing port in the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement after voting against the passage of today’s Continuing Resolution: “Doing something repeatedly that results in the same failures and expecting a different outcome is the definition of insanity. For far too long, Congress has used Continuing Resolutions as a complete abandonment of budgeting… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement following his vote against H.R. 4521:  “The legislation passed through the House today does nothing to confront or combat China and instead fails to protect and promote American interests and competitiveness against the growing threat of the Chinese Communist Party. Unfortunately, this… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement on President Biden’s comments on Ukraine and the ongoing situation unfolding between Ukraine and Russia:  “President Biden’s ‘minor incursion’ comment last night was reckless and irresponsible. Plainly, this was disrespectful to Ukraine’s sovereignty.  Putin will continue these invasions… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced his letter to The Honorable Alan Davidson, the recently confirmed Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).  The NTIA is the main agency charged with administering and overseeing the billions of dollars appropriated by Congress intended to close the digital divide. In his… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) wrote a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to support American workers by providing American made personal protective equipment (PPE) for Members of Congress. Members of Congress are now required to wear N95 or KN95 masks on the House floor; however, masks currently provided are manufactured in China rather than the readily… Read more »