Press Releases
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA), and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) announced that they have introduced the Military Spouses Job Continuity Act, legislation that would help military spouses more easily re-enter the workforce by offering a tax credit to any military spouse who has to renew or transfer a professional license due to a military Change of Station order.
Washington, DC - Members of Virginia's Congressional delegation today sent a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressing bipartisan unity for immediate action to avert furloughs to the Defense Department's civilian workforce, citing the potentially disproportionate impact on the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bicameral, bipartisan group of members urged Secretary Hagel to give the military services the flexibility to further reduce expected furloughs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement on Tax Day, Monday, April 15, 2013:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) has announced the launch of the 2013 First District Congressional Art Competition. All high school students living in Virginia's First District are eligible to enter their work in the competition by the April 26, 2013, submission deadline.
Questions Secretary Hagel on Base Closure Strategy, Cost Justification
Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) has introduced renewable energy legislation aiming to simplify processes for testing and development of offshore wind. Wittman, a proponent of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, submitted the legislation following its successful passage in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 112th Congress.
Montross, VA - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement upon the news of a fatal shooting at Marine Base Quantico:
"I am deeply saddened to hear of such senseless violence at a place where Marines train to selflessly defend our nation and our freedom. My sympathy and my prayers go out to the families of the victims, and the Quantico community."
Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 25), releasing the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) reintroduced the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, which aims to permanently make federal duck stamps available for purchase online. Wittman's legislation, introduced on Thursday, would allow sportsmen across the country to more easily obtain a federal duck stamp through an electronic program, rather than requiring an in-person visit to a local Post Office.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today released a statement following a hearing questioning whether a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is appropriate in the current fiscal environment: