Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, voted in favor of H.R.6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21 NDAA).
“I am glad that I was able to support such a bipartisan piece of legislation,” Congressman Wittman said. “Several… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, during the Floor debate of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21NDAA):
“I thank the Ranking Member for yielding.
“In committee, we went through over 600… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA01) today issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. John Lewis (D-GA05):
“I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and colleague, Congressman John Lewis. John was a towering leader, both throughout his career in Washington and in his life as a Civil Rights leader. John served the people of Georgia in many ways,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent a letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force requesting the continued public release of data relating to COVID-19 across the United States to better assist states, localities, researchers, and the general public in their understanding and combatting of the novel Coronavirus.
“I want to stress the importance of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Elaine Luria (D-VA-02), and Denver Riggleman (R-VA-05) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would help provide federal surplus and retired computers to non-profit computer refurbishers, who would then repair and distribute these computers to… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA01) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA08) this week introduced the Long Bridge Act of 2020. Congressmembers Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gerry Connolly (D-VA11), Bobby Scott (D-VA03), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA10), Ben Cline (R-VA06), Morgan Griffith (R-VA09), Elaine Luria (D-VA02), and Anthony Brown (D-MD04) co-led this legislation.
“An important… Read more »
Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, voted “yes” on committee passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21):
“The FY21 NDAA that has passed out of Committee tonight is, on the whole, a good mark. This mark seeks to rapidly expand unique, asymmetric advantages the… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Public Health Caucus, this week co-introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize National Public Health Week 2020. Congressmembers Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA40), Jim McGovern (D-MA02), Mike Simpson (R-ID02) co-led this legislation. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) is introducing the Senate… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces (SPF), issued the following statement today regarding recent reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops:
“The first that I, along with other Members of Congress, learned about the reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops was from the media at… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Wittman released the following statement after voting against the Democrat’s partisan police reform bill - H.R. 7120:
“We know if things need to get done, they need to be done in a bipartisan way with input and buy-in from both sides. That’s how we were able to get things done in response to the Coronavirus. The Democrats know this and yet they refused to work… Read more »
