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Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed the bipartisan Chesapeake Bay Accountability Act of 2014, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), by unanimous consent. The legislation will bring increased accountability measures and a more collaborative management approach to Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts and spending. The 2013 legislation now returns to the House of Representatives for approval.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today regarding Congressional delegation meetings with newly-elected Afghan leadership:
Washington, D.C. – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today following the Congressional delegation meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today issued the following statement on the resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel:
Washington, D.C. – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today regarding reports of the President's rumored plans to issue an executive order on immigration:
"Executive Branch overreach is one of the main concerns I hear from folks in the First District. I am alarmed by reports that the President plans to act unilaterally and attempt to change immigration law through executive action."
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman, released the following statement after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the House Armed Services Committee about the strategy of the United States in dealing with the terrorist group ISIL:
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-3), Randy Forbes (VA-4), Rob Wittman (VA-1) and Scott Rigell (VA-2) issued the following joint statement on the announcement by the United States Navy that it intends to consolidate the headquarters of its Military Sealift Command from the Washington Navy Yard to Naval Station Norfolk by the end of Fiscal Year 2019:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after sending a letter to President Barack Obama expressing his serious concerns about the spread of Ebola to the United States and urging the Administration to implement travel restrictions from nations impacted by Ebola to the United States: