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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Grace Napolitano (D-CA), members of the House Natural Resources Committee, have introduced a bill to extend a Federal-State partnership aimed at addressing state and regional water problems, promoting distribution and application of research results, and providing training and practical experience for water-related scientists and engineers. The Water Resources Research Amendments Act (H.R.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, announced today that Pat Thompson has been appointed to serve as his Military Legislative Assistant. In the role, Thompson will primarily be responsible for advising Wittman on military readiness, national security, veterans', and foreign policy issues.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following statement today after the release of the Department of Defense's proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017:
February 3, 1959. That's the day I was born. But home didn't start there. It started when my mom and dad adopted me. And in a way, that's comforting. My family chose me—they could have chosen anyone, but they chose me. And the woman who brought me into the world gave me more than life; she gave me possibility. She gave me a shot at a boyhood full of fishing boats and baseball cards and the opportunity to have a wife and children and now grandchildren of my own. She gave me the chance to serve the community that made me the man I am and to make a difference in the lives of others.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, along with Governor Terry McAuliffe, U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott, Randy Forbes, Rob Wittman, Gerry Connolly, Robert Hurt, Dave Brat, Don Beyer and Scott Rigell released the following statement welcoming the groundbreaking of a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett in Blackstone, Virginia.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) voted yesterday in favor of H.R. 3662, the Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act. The measure would enhance Congress's oversight role and prevent the President from removing individuals and entities from a restricted list maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control until the Administration has certified that those individuals and entities are no longer financing terror, abusing human rights, or involved in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
WASHINGTON – The Office of Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) is now accepting submissions for the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. All high school students living in Virginia's First Congressional District are eligible and welcome to participate in the competition, themed "America the Beautiful."
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) today introduced a bill to clarify and protect certain due process rights of federal employees serving in sensitive positions. The bill would overturn a 2013 federal court decision that stripped many federal employees of due process rights to independent review of an agency decision removing them from a job on national security grounds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision, Kaplan v.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after Congressman Scott Rigell (VA-2) announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress at the end of this term: