WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Wittman (VA-01) issued the following statement after voting “no” on the Democrats’ Partisan Reconciliation Package, H.R. 1319, which passed for a second time on the House floor today:
“The Majority has decided to finance their political interests on the backs of the American people. ”Congressman Wittman continued, “Wasteful provisions in the bill do… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Congressman Andy Harris, MD (MD-01) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Norris Cochran, U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Karl Schultz and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky asking they address burdensome and confusing masking mandates on commercial watermen. In… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressmen Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) introduced legislation to extend Section 3610 of the CARES Act to September 30, 2021. Important to national security and defense contracting companies, Section 3610 allows the government to reimburse federal contractors whose employees can't access federal facilities during the… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined 205 other representatives in voting against the PRO Act. The PRO Act would eliminate states’ right to work laws, violate workers’ privacy by turning over their personal information to unions, and could create up to $47 billion in new costs for employers.
Congressman Wittman stated, “There is no freedom so fundamental as the… Read more »
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) voted against H.R. 1 which federalizes American elections and forces states to accept highly controversial election policies.
In response, Congressman Wittman stated: “H.R. 1 is a big government power grab that further weakens the integrity and security of our election system. It mandates unconstitutional changes,… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) issued the following statement after voting “no” on the Democrat’s Democrats’ Partisan Reconciliation Package, H.R. 1319, which passed on the House floor today:
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have been clear that any relief funding must be temporary, targeted, and directly tied to COVID-19. It should come as no surprise I voted… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) reintroduced three pieces of legislation as part of his ongoing efforts to increase accountability in Washington: the No Budget, No Pay Act, the Inaction Has Consequences Act, and the Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution.
The No Budget, No Pay Act would prohibit members of the House or Senate from receiving pay if their… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Recently, Governor Ralph Northam announced $29.6 million in grants awarded through the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI) to deliver high-speed internet access to many rural, unserved, and underserved Virginians. This first round set of awards totaling $29.6 million will go to 11 localities through 5 projects. One of the projects that received an award was the… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), today announced the selection of Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) as Vice Ranking Member of HASC for the 117th Congress.
“Congratulations to Vice Ranking Member Wittman.” Ranking Member Rogers said.“Rob and I have long served… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) issued the following statement on the budget reconciliation process:
“After months of calling for unity, I was optimistic we would have a chance to work on the budget in a bipartisan manner. But bipartisanship is a two-way street, requiring we work together to find common ground for the better good. From what we’ve seen of… Read more »
