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Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), former representative of the 99th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, released the following statement following the passing of House of Delegates Clerk Bruce Jamerson:
This past week we saw triumph over tragedy and devastation in Gloucester. On Saturday night, communities in Gloucester County experienced a tornado and lost three of its citizens who did not make it through the storm. Our deepest condolences go out to those families and friends whose lives have been forever changed by this exhibit of Mother Nature's fury. On Sunday, I rode along with Gloucester County Sheriff Steve Gentry as he surveyed the damage, and toured other devastated areas with Governor Bob McDonnell on Monday.
After avoiding a shutdown of the government last week, this week the focus was on finalizing the 2011 federal budget and moving on to the 2012 budget. While we did not get a perfect conclusion to the 2011 budget, the legislation brought up for a vote on Thursday included $38 billion in cuts over the next six months. I voted to support this bill that will cut spending and remove barriers to job creation, and hope to support even more legislation to do the same.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today issued the following statement after voting to pass a budget blueprint in the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Resolution:
Still not satisfied with Army's handling of our nation's most hallowed ground
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today led a hearing in the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, receiving testimony from a retired Air Force Colonel whose wife's burial was affected by the mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery, and Army officials on accountability at the cemetery, some of the nation's most hallowed grounds.
In my three short years traveling back and forth from Montross to Washington, D.C., in my 2005 tan Toyota Corolla, I have learned that change is a tough goal inside the Beltway. Keeping the status quo or kicking the can down the road is the easy way out but is unacceptable. With almost 280,000 miles on my odometer, sometimes I think the only thing going up at a faster pace is our nation's debt.
Congressman Rob Wittman and Congressman Scott Rigell
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) issued the following statement after the Congress and White House came to an agreement to prevent a government shutdown:
House Natural Resources Subcommittee Reviews Legislation Today
Legislation provides continuity for troop, federal worker pay
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today supported legislation passed by the House of Representatives containing provisions to fund the federal government for an additional seven days to allow spending negotiations to continue, and to ensure our men and women in the military serving the our nation around the world would continue to receive their paychecks.