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WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) met today with Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager Paul Wiedefeld to discuss First District impacts and concerns associated with WMATA's SafeTrack plan. The meeting comes on the heels of WMATA's announcement that it will revise its safety proposal to comply with U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) feedback to avoid forced shutdown.
You know that email you've been saving? The one from your dad … or co-worker … or best friend … or daughter? The one they thought only you would see? The one YOU thought only you would see? Well, as the law stands now, law enforcement officials could have legal access to that email without so much as a warrant.
"An overwhelming desire to serve."
That's the answer a Marine Corps Major gave me earlier this week when I asked him why he chose to join the military. "I wanted to be a part of and serve something greater than I ever could on my own," he told me, "and I wanted to protect, on a small scale, my family and friends, and on a larger scale, a way of life. If you were to ask most people who join why they signed up, they would tell you it's the intangibles. It isn't about what you can get out of it; it's about what you can give."
WASHINGTON – Representative Rob Wittman, joined by Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Representative Randy Forbes, sent a letter to President Obama Friday supporting Governor Terry McAuliffe's appeal of the administration's decision not to issue a major disaster declaration after severe storms and tornadoes hit Virginia on February 24th. The deadly storms caused significant damage throughout the Commonwealth, especially in Sussex, Appomattox, and Essex Counties, stretching local and state resources.
WASHINGTON – Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) was joined by Representatives Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) in introducing a bipartisan resolution designating May 1-7, 2016 as Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, today applauded the House Armed Services Committee's passage of H.R. 4909, the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The defense bill incorporates legislative language that was considered before the Readiness Subcommittee and includes $5 billion in additional funds for ship and aircraft depot maintenance, aviation training and readiness, and long-neglected facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization accounts.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's markup of the Readiness portion of H.R. 4909, The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to welcome you to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness mark-up for H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
Tax day. It's dreaded, it's feared, it's loathed. And rightfully so.
Last year, Americans rushing to file their taxes by the April 15 deadline dealt with a 74,608-page-long Internal Revenue Code (tax code). And whether you're an early 20-something finishing school and paying taxes for the first time or you're a 50-something with diverse assets and your own business, that's daunting. Our impenetrable tax code makes it impossible to feel confident that you've filed your taxes correctly without an extraordinary amount of time, effort, and expense.
Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after the Natural Resource Committee's Hearing on a Discussion Draft of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA):
I believe, and I've often told my staff, that we're put on this earth to make a difference in the lives of others. As a public servant, that's what motivates me. When I look around and I see the faces of my family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors, I see so much potential. The folks who make up the First District are a powerful force for good. We can change our Commonwealth, our country, and our world, one act of generosity at a time.