Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The House Armed Services Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Military Personnel Subcommittee held a joint hearing today on "Update on Arlington Cemetery Reforms," following the Report to Congress released earlier in the week. Chairman Rob Wittman (VA-1) made the following remarks:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman released the following statement on September 11, 2011, the ten-year anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today released the following statement ahead of President Barack Obama's Address to a Joint Session to Congress:
Washington, D.C. – The Virginia Congressional delegation announced support of Governor Bob McDonnell's request to President Barack Obama for a federal emergency declaration in Virginia in advance of Hurricane Irene. Members sent a letter to President Obama this afternoon supporting today's federal emergency declaration request for the Commonwealth. Sens. Mark Warner and Jim Webb, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Reps. Rob Wittman, Scott Rigell, Bobby Scott, J. Randy Forbes, Robert Hurt, Bob Goodlatte, Jim Moran, Morgan Griffith, Frank Wolf and Gerry Connolly signed on to the letter.
Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today announced he will host three outreach events later this month focused on issues facing seniors. Wittman will host two in-person town halls, in Fredericksburg and Yorktown, and one telephone town hall to provide opportunity for others unable to attend in person.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of final passage of the Budget Control Act, as amended. Wittman released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement after his vote in favor of the Budget Control Act (S. 627 as amended):
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted against legislation funding Congressional Operations, citing concerns that the bill does not reflect the need for serious cuts to federal spending. Today the House voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill (H.R.
In Challenging Economic Times, Bill Promotes Efficiency of Resources to Clean the Bay
Washington, D.C. – Renewable energy legislation authored by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) was passed through the U.S. House Committee process today, with a vote in the House Natural Resources Committee to move the legislation to the House Floor. H.R. 2173, the Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act, would streamline the process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to approve temporary infrastructure, such as towers or buoys, to test and develop offshore wind power in the Outer Continental Shelf.