WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) today supported legislation to repeal a new medical device tax set to take effect in January 2013, created by the health overhaul legislation or “Obamacare” signed into law in 2010. H.R. 436, the Health Care Cost Reduction Act, repeals a provision of Obamacare which establishes a 2.3 percent tax on all types of medical devices,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) supported passage yesterday of annual legislation funding key veterans’ and military construction programs for Fiscal Year 2013. H.R. 5854 provides funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and military construction projects administered by the federal government. The House passed the legislation 407-12.
“I’m pleased to support… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 4310, which includes a measure authored by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) to bolster the structure of leadership at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). The measure places a commissioned officer of the United States Military in Charge of Army National Cemeteries, which… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) voted in the House Armed Services Committee to send the H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA) through to the full U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. Wittman, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, weighed in on many issues during… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – A measure authored by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, passed the House Armed Services Committee early this morning during consideration of the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual defense policy bill. Wittman offered an amendment requiring the Secretary… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of legislation to stave off looming cuts to defense spending. The Budget Control Act, passed in August of 2011, charged the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, also known as the “super committee,” with finding at least $1.2 trillion in spending cuts from FY2012 to FY2021. The super committee failed in its… Read more »
Washington, DC – A measure authored by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today passed the House Armed Services Committee during consideration of the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, the yearly defense policy bill. Wittman offered an amendment to prohibit Fiscal Year 2013 funds from… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement on Tax Day, Tuesday, April 17, 2012:
“As American taxpayers work to get their returns filed and sent off to the Internal Revenue Service by today’s deadline, we are reminded of just how much hard-earned money is sent back to Washington, D.C. At the same time, the ongoing investigation into wasteful… Read more »
Washington, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement marking the fifth anniversary of the tragedy at Virginia Tech:
“Those lost at Virginia Tech on this day five years ago are not forgotten, and we continue to be inspired by the resiliency of those who survived and live on to tell their story and help others,” Wittman said. “As a Hokie graduate, I am… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today announced that he will host a Broadband Roundtable in Warsaw, Virginia, at the Rappahannock Community College Lecture Hall on April 20, 2012 from 10 a.m. to noon. Wittman, stakeholders and interested citizens will join together to discuss the broadband and technology needs of localities in rural areas, as well as ways stakeholders… Read more »
