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Montross, Va. – House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement in reaction to the Department of Defense's release of new strategic guidance, "Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense":
Like many of you, I have been very frustrated in the last few weeks as Congress has tried to complete its work on extending much needed tax relief for hard working families across this nation. Once again, negotiations were taken to the brink, this time as the deadline approached on the payroll tax holiday, unemployment benefits, and Medicare physician repayments. While the process as a whole has been frustrating and emblematic of Washington's broken processes, I am relieved that American families will not lose money from their paychecks this month.
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Subcommittee Chairmen Rob Wittman (VA-1) and Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following joint statement today after the Army transmitted a report to Congress regarding the review of procedures at Arlington National Cemetery following previous reports of mismanagement:
Washington, D.C. – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted to send H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, to a conference committee, which continues negotiations between the House and Senate to resolve differences in the bill between the two chambers. Wittman supports efforts to provide continued tax relief, and released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted against H.R. 2055, the Conference Report for the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012.
Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today supported passage of the final version of the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. Wittman delivered the following statement on the House Floor in support of the conference report of the annual defense authorization legislation, which provides direction for the missions and priorities of the nation's Armed Forces:
"Catastrophic."
That's just one of the words used to describe the effects of the additional $600 billion in cuts set to strike our nation's military, resulting from the abject failure of the 12-member super committee charged with shaping cuts in the federal budget as directed by the Budget Control Act.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) today released the following statement following the shootings at Virginia Tech:
"I am saddened to learn of the loss of life at Virginia Tech, and the terrifying situation created by a gunman once again, on a campus still mourning the loss of so many in 2007," Wittman said, a Virginia Tech alumnus. "My thoughts and prayers are with those in and around the Virginia Tech community, students and their families, and especially those who have lost a loved one in this senseless act of violence."