Press Releases
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:
WASHINGTON, DC – House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (VA-1) joined with other House Armed Services Committee members today in calling on the leadership in Washington, D.C., to avert sequestration.
"On the eve of yet another deadline, leadership in Washington, D.C., has failed to come to agreement on avoiding sequestration, forced budget cuts that will cripple our military, and leave so many servicemembers, federal employees and federal contractors with uncertainty in their future.