Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after sending a letter to President Barack Obama expressing his serious concerns about the spread of Ebola to the United States and urging the Administration to implement travel restrictions from nations impacted by Ebola to the United States:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement after opposing legislation to temporarily extend current spending levels for the federal government until December:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) spoke during floor consideration of H. Res. 644, a resolution condemning the Administration's failure to notify Congress before releasing 5 detainees from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of a prisoner exchange. H. Res. 644 passed the House of Representatives with Wittman's support by a bipartisan vote of 249-163.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) this week advocated against the adjournment of the House of Representatives for the month of August, submitting the following statement for the Congressional Record:
"Mr. Speaker, once again, I am disappointed that Congress plans to adjourn this August without addressing critical issues important to the American people.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after supporting a supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 5230) to address the influx of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) crossing the southwestern border of the United States:
Washington, D.C. – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today upon the announcement of Representative Eric Cantor's (VA-7) resignation from the 113th Congress effective August 18, 2014:
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today supported bipartisan legislation to implement reforms at the Department of Veterans Affairs after reports surfaced earlier this year of excessive wait-times and misconduct at VA health facilities. The Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act (H.R. 3230) passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 420-5.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after supporting H. Res. 676, a resolution allowing the Speaker of the House to initiate civil litigation to halt President Obama's overreach in implementing the Affordable Care Act and to restore the appropriate shared structure of federal power envisioned by the Founding Fathers.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), Jim Moran (D-VA-8), Frank Wolf (R-VA-10) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) released this statement today following the announcement that a Springfield, Virginia site is a finalist for a relocated Federal Bureau of Investigations headquarters. The General Services Administration selected three sites for its shortlist, two of which are in Maryland and one in Fairfax County.
Washington, D.C. – In a joint letter, U.S. Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine and U.S. Congressmen Bobby Scott, Randy Forbes, Scott Rigell and Rob Wittman urged Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James to consider Virginia's Joint Base Langley-Eustis as a location for the future Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC). Locating the new facility there would help minimize the impact of 742 positions being eliminated at Langley-Eustis as part of the Air Force's consolidation plans announced this week.