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Wittman Receives Sea Services Award
WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) was selected to receive the 2017 Congressional Sea Services Award by the National Capital Council of the Navy League. Each year, the council selects a member of Congress who has shown unparalleled support for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Maritime Administration.
Wittman Welcomes U.S. Air Force Chaplain to Serve as Guest Chaplain of U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) welcomed Chaplain Captain Scott Foust of the U.S. Air Force as guest chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Imagine being huddled with your family in a small dark place, taking cover as two rival military factions battle over your neighborhood. While you take shelter from conventional strikes and barrel bombs, you start to smell chlorine in the air, and you slowly begin to suffocate to death. This week, this exact scenario played out in Douma, Syria.
Wittman's Bipartisan Effort to Protect American Wildlife Refuges Passes the Senate
By Rep. Rob Wittman
March 31, 2018
The Constitution's Appropriations Clause is the cornerstone to what we in Congress refer to as "the power of the purse." Article I of the Constitution clearly states: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law." Congress exercised that power just days ago.
Weekly Update: Top 8 VA-01 Priorities in the Ominbus
By Rob Wittman
March 24, 2018
This week, Congress passed a critical funding bill that finally provides increased, stable funding for our military. More than that though, this bill funded many of the priorities of the constituents of the First Congressional District. Here are the eight reasons why I voted for this spending package:
Wittman Brings Together Key Stakeholders and Lawmakers on I-95 Transportation Roundtable
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Wittman (VA-01) partnered with the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce to host a Transportation Roundtable with members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation and local stakeholders to discuss critical transportation issues facing Northern Virginia, mainly the I-95 corridor.
Wittman Votes to Rebuild Military, VA-01 Priorities
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released this statement after voting in favor of a full-year funding agreement for fiscal year 2018:
IT ALL starts with a spark, a twinkle in the eye of a student who has found her passion, solidified his future.
He might have just completed a career and technical education (CTE) program in manufacturing technology. She may have figured out a high-level math problem.
By Rob Wittman
March 16, 2018