Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta tendered her resignation: “Our public servants deserve to have confidence that their personal information is being protected. They also deserve accountability from those entrusted with protecting that information, and I am glad that Director… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell to uphold certain elements of “Obamacare”: “Today’s ruling does not change the fact that Obamacare is simply bad policy, nor does it lessen my determination to implement smart, responsible reforms that actually lower the cost of health care and put… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, has been named to the congressional conference committee that will negotiate differences between the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016. “Threats to our national security arise every day around the world, but without the… Read more »

“I fully believe in lowering trade barriers, encouraging free trade, and helping American goods reach foreign markets. However, today’s bill is simply not the most effective mechanism to achieve those goals.” Read more »

"I read this bill from top to bottom, and I am deeply concerned with the ambiguities and vagueness of many of the U.S. trade negotiating objectives it lays out." Read more »

"This bill funds our force at responsible levels and puts our military in a position to ensure it will be ready for whatever contingency the future may present." Read more »

The rise of high profile breaches of government computer systems requires increased attention and greater government accountability to protect personal data and sensitive information. Read more »

WASHINGTON -  Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC), released the following statement after introducing the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act of 2015 (H.R. 2406), a bill “to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.” “This bipartisan… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-2), Randy Forbes (VA-04), Rob Wittman (VA-01), and James Langevin (RI-02)  released the following statement after soundly defeating the amendment offered by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) to eliminate the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund by an overwhelming vote of 375 to 43: “For years, Defense Department officials have… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-1) and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) have introduced two bills that are critical for wetlands conservation efforts. The first of the bills would reauthorize funding for the popular North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) for five years, while the second would extend a particular provision of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife… Read more »