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October 30, 2009: Congressman Wittman to Host Veteran's Town Hall
October 30, 2009
Press Release
Fredericksburg, VA - On the night before Veteran's Day Congressman Rob Wittman will host a town hall style forum to hear directly from constituent veterans and military families over a two hour period. Wittman, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, is committed to ensuring our Nation's obligations to its veterans continue to be honored.

 

Date: November 10, 2009

Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Location: VFW Post #3103 - 26701 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

October 29, 2009: Congressman Wittman Statement on Democrat's Unveiling of Health Legislation
October 29, 2009
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Democrats unveiled their final version of healthcare legislation, blended from three separate bills reported from as many committees.

 

October 29, 2009: Congressman Wittman Supports Small Business Bill
October 29, 2009
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman joined members from across the aisle to support H.R. 3854, the Small Business Financing and Investment Act, which passed the House by a vote of 389-32. The Small Business legislation reauthorizes and makes changes to six different programs, and creates two new programs within the Small Business Administration (SBA). The legislation would also increase limits on several SBA capital access loan programs and take steps to reduce the interest rate on loans made to small businesses under current programs.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Resources for Homeowners Impacted by Toxic Drywall
October 22, 2009
Press Release

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Drywall Information Center: http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/index.html

Homeowners can report complaints involving drywall to the CPSC online at http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/index.html, by calling the toll-free hotline at 1-800-638-2772 or by sending an e-mail to info@cpsc.gov

October 21, 2009: Congressman Wittman Pens Letter to Urge Speedy Resolution to Toxic Drywall Study
October 21, 2009
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Congressman Rob Wittman sent a letter to Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to urge the expeditious resolution of the commission's investigation into the scope and impact of toxic Chinese drywall affecting his constituents. Just yesterday, Wittman toured the homes of several constituents affected by the toxic drywall in the Hollymeade neighborhood of Newport News.

 

October 14, 2009: Update and Wrap-up: Paying for College Workshop
October 14, 2009
Press Release

Thank you to all who attended my "Paying for College Workshop" on September 26th at Christopher Newport University. I want to thank Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) and our guest speakers Mike and Deborah from ECMC for their participation and for presenting resources and services for Virginia's students to pay and prepare for higher education.

 

October 13, 2009: Congressman Wittman Statement on U.S. Navy's 234th Birthday
October 13, 2009
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman issued the following statement congratulating the U.S. Navy on its 234th birthday.

 

October 13, 2009: Congressman Wittman's Bill to Amend North American Wetlands Conservation Act Passes the House
October 13, 2009
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the full House of Representatives approved Congressman Rob Wittman's bill (H.R. 3433) to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) by voice vote and without opposition. H.R. 3433 would allow up to 50 percent of the non-federal share of projects in Canada to be paid for by Canadian conservation supporters.

 

October 9, 2009: Congressman Wittman Reschedules Tele-Townhall Meeting
October 9, 2009
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman announced the rescheduling of a tele-townhall that was to take place this past Wednesday. The tele-townhall was cancelled due to votes in the House of Representatives being called in the middle of the scheduled meeting.

 

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Call in Number: 877-229-8493

Log in Pin: 13327

Participant ID Code: 1

October 8, 2009: Congressman Wittman Opposes Flawed Defense Authorization Bill
October 8, 2009
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman joined members from both sides of the aisle to oppose the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which lacks a clear strategic blueprint for the funding plans and priorities of the Department of Defense. Wittman pointed to a number of flawed elements of the legislation which lacks a 30 year shipbuilding plan, an aviation plan, a plan to appropriately address Guantanamo Bay detainees, and cuts the Nation's land based missile systems by $1.2 billion, creating a hole in our missile defense plan.
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