Media
Latest News
"I am thrilled that yet another ship has been removed from the James River Reserve Fleet. Salvaging these ships continues to drive local business and improve our Chesapeake Bay environment," said Wittman.
The most recent ship to leave is The Kalamazoo, which will be recycled at the Esco Marine facility in Brownsville, Texas. Currently, only 26 removable vessels remain in the JRRF.
(WASHINGTON, DC) - Today the House of Representatives passed legislation to name the man-made rapids located at the former site of the Embrey Dam in Fredericksburg, Virginia after Senator John W. Warner.
"Senator Warner has served the Commonwealth of Virginia with distinction for nearly three decades. Among his numerous accomplishments for the Commonwealth and the Nation, as an avid outdoorsman I know he takes particular pride in leading efforts to dismantle the Embrey Dam to open the Rappahannock River to canoeists and fish," said Wittman.
(WASHINGTON, DC) - The past several days have been historic ones for Congress and for the families and people of this great nation. We face significant challenges in our financial markets and I do not underestimate the serious nature of the decisions we face in dealing with the credit crisis.
"The National Defense Authorization Act provides our men and women in uniform with the tools and training they need to accomplish their mission. It also goes above and beyond to care for military families in the First District," said Wittman.
"I am glad that Secretary Gutierrez has agreed with our assessment that the current state of the Chesapeake Bay blue crabs is a resources disaster. The precipitous drop in the blue crab population has created an incredible hardship for our watermen and represents a troubling trend in the overall state of the Bay," said Wittman.
The events that began last week on Wall Street are reshaping the American marketplace and the global economy. On Friday, I participated in a conference call with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. During the call, I had the opportunity to ask some tough questions and express my concerns about the Administration's proposed bailout.