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Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) applauded passage today of H.R. 1722, the Telework Improvements Act of 2010. H.R. 1722 would require each executive agency to establish a telework policy under which employees would be authorized to telework to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance or agency operations. The bill would permit employees to telework at least 20 percent of the hours worked in every two administrative workweeks.
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) will join Delegate Glenn Oder to co-host a town hall meeting to discuss issues concerning Toxic Chinese Drywall, TONIGHT from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the James Conference Room at Fountain Plaza II in Newport News. They will be joined by representatives from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Interested homeowners, members of the community, and members of the media are welcome to attend.
Last week Congress was out of session for the July 4th Independence Day District Work Period, and I enjoyed the chance to spend time visiting with constituents and hearing more about what is on their minds and how I can better serve them.
Increased Work and Jobs for Virginia Class Submarine Program Come as a Result of Wittman's Work on House Armed Services Committee
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) today issued the following statement about Northrop Grumman Corporation's intent to spend more than $200 million on an additional facility in Newport News and increase the number of workers on the Virginia Class Submarine Program by hundreds of new employees.
On Saturday I had the privilege to host the First Congressional District Youth Forum in Yorktown. It's great to hear from the younger generations on current issues, and understand what is on their minds, too. We discussed a range of topics, and also talked about school and education-focused issues they face as students. The students were interested in discussing "healthy food" options at schools, taking out soda machines, among other issues.
Washington, DC - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement after the House passed amendments to the Senate's fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Traditionally intended as a vehicle to fund mission critical combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, tacked onto the legislation were amendments setting unchecked funding levels for dozens of federal programs.
Washington –U.S. Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner and Representatives Glenn Nye, Bobby Scott, Randy Forbes, and Rob Wittman advocated cancelling the Navy's proposal to homeport a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Fla., following Secretary of Defense Gates' recent directive to the military departments to trim more than $10 billion in Department of Defense (DoD) from future budgets.
This week, I met with my First District Emergency Response Councils both in the lower and the upper ends of the First District. In these meetings, the discussion centered on how, at the federal level, the government can help in local efforts to prevent, respond to and reduce the adverse health effects of public health emergencies and natural and manmade disasters. We were pleased to have special guests from the Governor's Office, who shared their efforts to assist first responders.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), a Member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the President's decision to accept the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal and replace him with General David Petraeus, the current Commander of U.S. Central Command:
This week I met with numerous small business owners in the construction, agribusiness and seafood industries. Small businesses across the nation are facing challenges - whether it's accessing credit, making payroll, or paying taxes. In order to achieve healthy economic recovery, we must support our job creators. Our nation's small businesses create over 70% of the new jobs in the country each year. I can't tell you how many times small business owners tell me the best thing the government can do is to simply get out of the way.