Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) made the following statement today after the House returned to Washington, DC, from its normal August District Work Period to vote on legislation funding additional bailout programs for states:
Washington, DC - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement after Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed the closure of United States Joint Forces Command:
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement responding to the announcement of the suspension of operations at the Yorktown Refinery:
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) will host a veterans' town hall meeting to discuss issues concerning veterans and their families, on Tuesday, August 3, from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the VFW Post 3103 at 2701 Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg.
Veterans, their families, and interested citizens are invited to attend.
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Jim Webb, Senator Mark Warner, and Congressmen Glenn Nye (VA-02), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Randy Forbes (VA-04), Rob Wittman (VA-01), and Jim Moran (VA-08) welcomed the U.S. Air Force's decision today to add six additional F-22 Raptor aircraft to Langley Air Force Base. Their decision comes just two weeks after the Virginia legislators sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) made the following statement upon the news that Langley Air Force Base (LAFB) will receive additional F-22s to its two squadrons, resulting in six additional jets and over 100 additional jobs at the base. A decision by the Air Force on how to re-align the total F-22 Raptor force was announced today.
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today supported H.R. 5822, the FY 2011 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations annual spending bill. The House passed the legislation 411-6.
Washington, DC - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement after the House passed legislation to fund combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan:
Veterans Town Hall
Where: VFW Post 3103, 2701 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA
When: Tuesday, August 3 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: VFW Post 4639, 106 Jester Lane, Williamsburg, VA
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) made the following statement after voting to prevent an additional $34 billion to the national deficit. The House passed legislation today to extend unemployment benefits for six months, bringing total benefits to 99 weeks, effective retroactively on June 2, 2010.