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My first and most important job is serving you. Here are some ways I can help.
My first and most important job is serving you. Here are some ways I can help.
Rob Wittman's Weekly Update
Washington, D.C.,
October 21, 2013
Washington has an opportunity to improve from this crisis, but has a long way back to even ground. Our founding fathers intended healthy debate on critical issues affecting our republic, but not at the expense of its citizens.
Montross, Va. – Three months ago, I stood on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives urging Members of Congress to stay in Washington, D.C., instead of heading to their respective congressional districts for the month of August. While I believe it is important to connect with folks back home, I believed the business before Congress was too important to wait. Bills funding the government remained for completion. Defense cuts due to sequestration had not been addressed. Obamacare remained the law. I argued that it should not take a government shutdown threat each year to force Congress to do its job. Later that day, I voted against Congress adjourning for five weeks, urging Members remain to complete critical business and avoid a crisis. But there is no cause for celebration after the passage of this legislation to re-open the government; in fact, this entire process has highlighted the fact that Washington is broken. There has been an abdication of leadership, and an allowance of crisis management to get things done. This is not what our founding fathers intended. I do not and will not advocate for last-minute deals, but the choice on the bill before us was yes or no, and the right thing to do was to re-open our government and stand by our obligations. But the fight is not over. I supported previous efforts to fund government and repeal Obamacare because I believe the health law is fundamentally flawed. Many of you have contacted me with your concerns about higher premiums that you cannot afford. Just last week, I spoke with a young mother of two children who is being forced off her current plan that covers her children, and cannot afford the alternate plans for her and her family. I believe there is much work to be done to ensure high quality, affordable health care is available for those who need it. The main streets of Virginia’s First District are full of ideas to get our economy back on track, and your feedback is critically important to me as I serve you. I can be reached by telephone at (202) 225-4261, through my website (www.wittman.house.gov), on Facebook (www.facebook.com/reprobwittman), and via Twitter (www.twitter.com/robwittman). Congressman Rob Wittman represents the First District of Virginia. He serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Armed Services Committee where he is the Chairman of the Readiness Subcommittee. |