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WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced he has written Speaker Pelosi and Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas urging they take immediate action to end the crisis along our southern border. Since Joe Biden became President, there has been a historic surge in illegal immigration, with migrant encounters up 28% since January and 173% since last year. Included in these numbers are many unaccompanied migrant children, with CBP expecting about 13,000 by May and 117,0000 by the end of the year.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Wittman (VA-01) stated the following after voting "no" on both H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Wittman (VA-01) issued the following statement after voting "no" on the Democrats' Partisan Reconciliation Package, H.R. 1319, which passed for a second time on the House floor today:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined 205 other representatives in voting against the PRO Act. The PRO Act would eliminate states' right to work laws, violate workers' privacy by turning over their personal information to unions, and could create up to $47 billion in new costs for employers.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressmen Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) introduced legislation to extend Section 3610 of the CARES Act to September 30, 2021. Important to national security and defense contracting companies, Section 3610 allows the government to reimburse federal contractors whose employees can't access federal facilities during the pandemic and can't telework due to the classified nature of their work.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Congressman Andy Harris, MD (MD-01) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Norris Cochran, U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Karl Schultz and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky asking they address burdensome and confusing masking mandates on commercial watermen. In February, the Coast Guard issued broad interpretive guidance as a result of President Biden's national mask mandate, which stated that all commercial maritime vessels would be required to comply.
At the center of Washington, D.C., stands the Capitol Building. If you have ever seen it, you understand just how powerful a sight it is. It is not just a beautiful building; our founders placed it at the center of our capital city to reflect the people's place in government. As Washington centers around the Capitol building, so too should our government center around the people.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) voted against H.R. 1 which federalizes American elections and forces states to accept highly controversial election policies.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) issued the following statement after voting "no" on the Democrat's Democrats' Partisan Reconciliation Package, H.R. 1319, which passed on the House floor today:
"Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have been clear that any relief funding must be temporary, targeted, and directly tied to COVID-19. It should come as no surprise I voted against the Democrats' Partisan Reconciliation Package as it fails all three criteria.