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WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) announced Wednesday that he has reintroduced the "No Budget, No Pay Act" to coincide with the release of Congress's FY 2017 Budget earlier this week. The measure would require Members of Congress and Senators to forego their salaries unless they pass a budget by April 15, 2016.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) issued the following statement in response to the President's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to serve as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's decision not to allow oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean:
Growing up in the town of Montross on the Northern Neck of Virginia, I learned early that when you're outdoors, there are no ugly places. I can't say how many boyhood afternoons I spent with a line in the water, watching the sun sink beyond the horizon, or how many days I spent wandering in the woods with my dad. But what I can say is that, for me and for so many Americans, the time spent in the great outdoors was foundational.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) welcomed passage of the Competitive Service Act of 2015 (S. 1580) in the House yesterday. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation will strengthen and streamline the federal hiring process and authorize federal agencies to hire candidates from shared competitive service certificates. Wittman and Connolly introduced the House companion measure (H.R. 2827).
WASHINGTON – Prince William County Police Officer Ashley Guindon was killed in the line of duty Saturday while responding to a domestic dispute in Woodbridge, Virginia. Two of her colleagues, Officers Jesse Hempen and David McKeown, were also injured in the shooting and remain hospitalized. Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement honoring the fallen:
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives voted 242-161 today in support of bipartisan legislation to promote sportsmen-led conservation of natural resources and habitats through expansion of access to federal lands for hunters and anglers. Introduced by Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) Co-Chair Rob Wittman (R-VA) with original cosponsors CSC Co-Chair Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN) and Vice-Chairs Congressmen Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Gene Green (D-TX), the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act of 2016 (H.R.
WASHINGTON – Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, returned today from meeting with high ranking government officials in South Korea and Japan amidst increasing tensions in the region. The Congressional delegation included Ranking Member and Guam Delegate Madeleine Bordallo and focused on defense and readiness challenges including force posture and transformation initiatives on the peninsula.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following statement today after President Barack Obama released his proposal to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility: