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Wittman Statement on Marine CH-53 Investigation
October 27, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, released the following statement today after the results of an investigation into the crash of two CH-53 helicopters last January that resulted in the deaths of 12 Marines confirmed that significant readiness shortfalls contributed to the incident:
Weathering the Storm: How to Prep for Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016
Weekly Updates

Hurricane Matthew battered Florida's East Coast early Friday, and experts maintain that the worst effects are yet to come. It looks like the weather system is tracking away from Virginia's coast, but it remains to be seen whether the entire storm center will cross over land. According to National Hurricane Center Director Richard Knabb, the storm "is going to get a lot worse before it [has] a chance of getting better."

Want to See Education Policy That Works? This is It.
September 30, 2016
Weekly Updates
A few weeks ago, I met a young woman named Sarah. She was smiling, and it was the smile of a student who just solidified her future, her success. She just completed a career and technical education program in manufacturing technology. She is already far on her way to achieving her dream of becoming a manufacturing engineer, even before receiving her high school diploma. Not all careers start with a bachelor's degree—some begin before students have even started high school.
Wittman Opposes CR, Pushes for Return to Regular Order
September 29, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after House passage of legislation that provides temporary funding for government operations through December 9, 2016:
This Children's Story Can Teach us a LOT About Diplomacy with Iran
September 23, 2016
Weekly Updates

As a boy, I remember hearing a fable about a scorpion and a frog that goes something like this:

Continuing Resolutions are a Bad Way to Do Business. Here's Why.
September 21, 2016
Opinion Pieces by Rob
In the age of procrastination and irresponsible spending in Washington, continuing resolutions have become a comfortable fall back for Congress. Instead of buckling down, skipping the archaic breaks, and getting spending bills done in time for measured debate, lawmakers look to last-minute, stop gap measures to fund the federal government. The last time Congress was able to maintain regular operations without a continuing resolution was in 1996—two decades ago.
The Missing Man and the Military Veteran
September 16, 2016
Weekly Updates
What does it mean for a civilization to contend with the true costs of war? Here in the United States, most of us remain significantly untouched by war. Our conflicts are confined to remote places and our battles are fought by other people's sons and daughters. Most of us are living the same lives we lived before Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. We go to the same stores, we wear the same clothes, and we love the same people.
In Historic Vote, House Committee Passes Wittman Bill to Extend Federal Recognition to Six Virginia Indian Tribes
September 14, 2016
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressman Wittman applauds passage by the House Natural Resources Committee of legislation that would grant federal recognition to six Virginia Indian tribes. Wittman's bill, H.R. 872, was included in a larger package of federal recognition bills that were considered by the Committee late last week.

Wittman Votes for Streamlined Appeals Process and Harsher Penalties for Misconduct at the VA
September 14, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today supported House passage of H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016. This legislation would target misconduct and bolster accountability at all levels by expanding authorities granted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Secretary would be authorized to reduce the pension of any SES employee who commits wrong-doing within the scope of his or her employment.
It Can't Wait Until Tomorrow
September 8, 2016
Weekly Updates
Most of us are familiar with the idiom "never put off until tomorrow what you can do today." It's the mantra of the industrious. Want to see progress? Want to find success? Want to reach the next rung on that ladder? Finish the task at hand and move on to the next one. That's how we get from where we are to where we want to be.
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