Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement upon the news that President Barack Obama will visit the Newport News shipyard next week:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, and Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee submitted a letter today to the House Appropriations Committee urging the protection of specific military programs vital to National Security against the harmful impacts of a Continuing Resolution based on Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) voted against efforts to freeze the pay of federal employees (H.R. 273). Wittman issued the following statement after voting against the legislation, which would extend a pay freeze on federal employees through the end of this year:
Washington, DC – Members of Virginia's Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to President Barack Obama, Speaker John Boehner, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expressing their unity for immediate action to avert looming cuts set to hit March 1, stressing the disproportional impact to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bicameral, bipartisan group of members also stressed the enormous impacts on the country's national security and federal government, and the ripple effect on Virginia's economy.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today announced his subcommittee appointments for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources. Today, Wittman received a new appointment to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, and will again serve on the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Rob Wittman took the oath of office today and was sworn in as the representative for Virginia's First Congressional District in the 113th Congress, after being elected in November to his third full term.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act:
Washington, D.C. - Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, supported the passage today of the Conference Report for the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation, the final version of the bill that establishes the funding authorizations and priorities for the nation's military, passed the House of Representatives by a strong bipartisan vote of 315-107. During floor debate over the measure, Wittman delivered the following statement: