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Washington D.C. - This evening from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Congressman Rob Wittman will host a tele-townhall to speak directly with constituents over their concerns about the proposed healthcare legislation in Congress.
If you are interested in listening or participating please use the following info:
Dial: 1-877-229-8493
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During the call, please remember the following:
Participants need to press *3 on their phone keypads to ask a question.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Rob Wittman voted today in favor of the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010, H.R. 3326. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 400 to 30.
"This bill provides our service members with the tools, training and support they need to complete their missions over the next year. I'm particularly pleased to see the increase in pay, along with a continued emphasis on shipbuilding funding," said Wittman.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman today shepherded his Chesapeake Accountability and Recovery Act, H.R. 1053, through the Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support. The bill, which passed by Unanimous Consent, will now be scheduled for consideration by the full House of Representatives.
Well folks, as we wind up the month of July and look into the August work period back in the district, we have the issues of financial services reform, food safety and Department of Defense spending left to take up in Washington. There is also the possibility of the health care reform bill coming before us. All of us here in Congress agree that we must fix the current system to reduce costs to make health care affordable. We cannot continue on our current path where, we as a nation spend 17% of what we produce on health care and with this increasing at 1% per year.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman today will introduce an amendment reducing spending in the Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill by nearly $1 billion dollars -- one half of one percent of total spending in the bill.
Today's Labor-HHS-Education bill is the largest of the 12 annual appropriations bills and represents an increase of over 12% from funding levels in FY08 under which the departments operated less than one year ago.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman called on Congress to increase its focus on reforming health care by reducing cost during today's GOP Health Care Solutions Group hearing.
Wittman, along with Republican Leader John Boehner, Republican Whip Eric Cantor, and Health Care Solutions Group Chairman Roy Blunt, Jr, listened to testimony from several witnesses, including Shona Robertson-Holmes, a Canadian patient who sought care in the United States after a six month wait for treatment of a life threatening illness.
Washington, D.C. - Rob Wittman issued the following statement on the Senate Vote to strip $1.75 billion for F-22s from the National Defense Authorization Act:
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman today voted in favor of H.R. 3181, the Energy and Water Appropriations Act for 2010. The legislation, which funds agencies and programs under the Department of Energy, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and various regional water and power authorities, passed by a vote of 320 to 97.