Weekly Updates
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined 39 of his Republican colleagues on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee in urging President Biden to include a 5 percent increase above inflation for defense spending in his fiscal year 2023 budget request.
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Representing the folks of Virginia's First District and advocating on their behalf in Washington is one of my greatest honors.
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As always, I continue to be amazed by the people of Virginia's First District. Between meeting with constituents throughout the district, or hearing your voice while in Washington, I am constantly reminded of the hard work and dedication of the folks I am lucky enough to represent. This June was no different:
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Over two weeks have passed since President Biden delivered a Joint Address to Congress, marking the culmination of his first 100 days as President. Throughout those first 100 days and since, it has become clear that the Biden Administration and their Democratic allies in Congress found a new strategy that has come to define President Biden's time in office. Whenever the Administration introduces a new idea or faces some new challenge, they've begun changing the definitions of words to suit their political needs.
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When we discuss the threats faced by the United States, China and Russia tend to dominate the discussion. Rightfully so as both are nuclear powers with expansionist ambitions in direct opposition to US interests. However, what if there was suddenly another nuclear power far more aggressive and unpredictable than those two countries?
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It has been 40 years since President Ronald Reagan declared in his first inaugural address that 'government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem.' Those words are just as true today.