Press Releases

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 25), releasing the following statement: "Today, the House made progress by passing this budget blueprint to rein in out-of-control spending and return to the regular order of Congressional business. I supported this legislation today because of its focus on a balanced budget… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) reintroduced the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, which aims to permanently make federal duck stamps available for purchase online. Wittman’s legislation, introduced on Thursday, would allow sportsmen across the country to more easily obtain a federal duck stamp through an electronic program, rather than requiring an in-person… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today released a statement following a hearing questioning whether a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is appropriate in the current fiscal environment: “To say the least, we are operating in a very challenging fiscal environment that is full of constraints and uncertainty. After holding a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (VA-1) joined with other House Armed Services Committee members today in calling on the leadership in Washington, D.C., to avert sequestration. “On the eve of yet another deadline, leadership in Washington, D.C., has failed to come to agreement on avoiding sequestration, forced budget cuts that will… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement upon the news that President Barack Obama will visit the Newport News shipyard next week: “While the President speaks in Newport News at the shipyard, five American aircraft carriers sit idle, capturing the stark reality of the readiness… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, and Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee submitted a letter today to the House Appropriations Committee urging the protection of specific military programs vital to National Security against the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) voted against efforts to freeze the pay of federal employees (H.R. 273). Wittman issued the following statement after voting against the legislation, which would extend a pay freeze on federal employees through the end of this year: “Whether fighting crime for the FBI, rooting out terrorism with the CIA, or providing medical care… Read more »

Washington, DC – Members of Virginia’s Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to President Barack Obama, Speaker John Boehner, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expressing their unity for immediate action to avert looming cuts set to hit March 1, stressing the disproportional impact to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bicameral, bipartisan group of members also stressed the… Read more »

Legislation endorsed by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Choose Clean Water Coalition, and the Virginia Seafood Council WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today introduced one of his signature pieces of legislation, the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act. As a leader on Bay issues in Congress and Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucus, Wittman… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement in reaction to the President’s 2013 State of the Union address:      “While I appreciate the President’s efforts to communicate with Congress, this country is facing serious deadlines in the coming weeks that create enormous uncertainty for Virginia, our economy, our military and the… Read more »