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It was a busy week in Washington that began with the annual State of the Union Address from the President. I had hoped to hear first and foremost the ways that Washington would trim its waistline to cut the deficit. However, the President's address failed to look beyond the "Washington" state of mind by suggesting more deficit spending to fix our economy. He proposed a partial freeze of the current out-of-control spending levels in the federal government. We cannot continue the spending habits that got us to the point of record deficits and national debt.
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) testified today before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission as they conducted the hearing, "China's Active Defense Strategy and its Regional Impacts." The hearing examined the future of Chinese military strategy and how it will affect the United States, its allies and its interests.
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement tonight following the President's state of the Union Address:
This past week the House resumed its work after a much-needed pause to reflect on the tragedy in Arizona. As scheduled, the House considered legislation to repeal the onerous health care overhaul law enacted last year. I voted for the repeal in order to continue debate on how to improve our health care system. There is no doubt that America's health care system is in need of fundamental reform.
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) has reintroduced the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act (H.R. 258), to continue his efforts to fundamentally alter the management of Chesapeake Bay restoration activities.
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today officially accepted positions to serve on the House Armed Services Committee, as Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.), today announced official subcommittee assignments, tapping Wittman to serve on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. As planned, Wittman will assume Chairmanship duties for the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
Washington, DC - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted to continue debate on how to improve the health care system in the United States. Wittman, recently re-elected to his second full term in the House, cast his vote to repeal the onerous health care overhaul law recently enacted after the health care debate during the 111th Congress.
This week we continue to mourn the tragedy in Arizona that took six precious lives and wounded many others, including my colleague Gabrielle Giffords. This tragedy has shaken so many, and yet it also provides a lesson for us. It was a senseless act of violence at a time and a place where there should be none. We cannot deny that there is evil in the world, but as the President said this week: "Heroism is here . . . just waiting to be summoned." While we saw an act of evil, we saw so many acts of courage.
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today applauded the United States Marine Corps announcement that their Security Force Regiment, including two Fleet Anti-terrorism Teams (FAST) Companies, and the Regimental Headquarters will be relocating to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown from Camp Allen, Norfolk, VA and Naval Station Norfolk respectively, resulting in the consolidation of the Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR) units at Naval Weapons Stations Yorktown.