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WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), penned a letter to the Virginia Department of Housing Community Development's Office of Broadband in support of the Mathews, Middlesex, Caroline, and Lancaster Counties' FY 2021 Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) grant application to expand the availability of high-speed broadband service in those localities.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucus and Co-Chair of the Wildlife Refuge Caucus, hosted a virtual First District Environmental Advisory Council meeting with local stakeholders and environmental leaders to provide updates on his work in Washington to protect the environment and received updates from attendees on continued environmental issues in the First District.
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent a letter to Congressional Leadership urging the inclusion of temporary and targeted liability protections for academic institutions, administration, and teachers related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the upcoming coronavirus relief package.
On Wednesday, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) voted in favor of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The GAOA provides $9.5 billion over five years to pay down the National Park Service's maintenance backlog and provides permanent funding at $900 million per year for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. In Virginia alone, there is more than $1 billion worth of deferred maintenance at our national parks.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to keep the House in-session through August to complete critical legislative items, especially in light of the impacts
Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, voted in favor of H.R.6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21 NDAA).
"I am glad that I was able to support such a bipartisan piece of legislation," Congressman Wittman said. "Several measures that I championed for our warfighters and those who support them passed in this bill.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) recently sent two letters to Congressional leadership advocating for additional support to families, children and child care providers. The first letter requests greater flexibility for families utilizing Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). The second letter encourages Congress to provide additional federal relief for child care providers as lawmakers weigh additional COVID-19 relief legislation.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, during the Floor debate of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21NDAA):
"I thank the Ranking Member for yielding.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA01) today issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. John Lewis (D-GA05):
I'm not sure how many of you know this, but I drive home to my family in Montross, VA every night after working for you in DC. I don't have an apartment on Capitol Hill like most of my colleagues. As I drive past your businesses, homes, churches and schools in the First Congressional District, it serves as an incredible reminder as to why I take the commute to Washington: I am here to represent your interests.