Press Releases

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that included language authored by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) to aid in the clean-up and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. Wittman’s bill, the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act, was included as part of H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013. One of Wittman’s signature… Read more »

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, released the following statement after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlined the Pentagon’s plan on how to achieve $52 billion in defense cuts in Fiscal Year 2014: “Continuing this senseless policy jeopardizing our nation’s defense and putting troops’ lives at additional risk is wrongheaded… Read more »

Members of Virginia’s Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Seth D. Harris expressing unified support for a proposal to obtain a federal grant to support the Hire Vets Virginia initiative. All thirteen members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation signed the letter expressing interest in the proposal submitted for the National… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of legislation to unlock Virginia’s offshore energy resources and create jobs in the Commonwealth. The House passed H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, which would require the Secretary of Interior to conduct a Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sale in Virginia, as well as South Carolina and Southern… Read more »

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) had the opportunity today to congratulate the First Congressional District of Virginia’s winner of the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. Emily Krupp of Woodbridge, Virginia, submitted the winning artwork, entitled Pixel Collision. Emily will be a junior at C.D. Hylton High School in the fall. “I am pleased to congratulate Emily on her winning… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement after the House voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1960) by a vote of 315-108: “Our most sacred duty, as outlined in Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution is to provide for the common defense – to support the men and women… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Virginia’s First District Representative and House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman accepted the U.S. Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award today, the highest recognition the Navy grants to a civilian. The award is presented for an individual’s contributions and accomplishments that have had Navy-wide impact or beyond. Wittman accepted… Read more »

Bill would foster job creation, opportunity and revenue for Virginia WASHINGTON, DC – The House Natural Resources Committee today moved legislation supported by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) that would lift prohibitions on energy exploration off of Virginia’s coast. The Committee voted to pass H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act. This bill would open new areas to offshore… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (NDAA) during its consideration in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). H.R. 1960 passed the HASC with overwhelming bipartisan support. “While this bill will not fix all of our nation’s readiness challenges, it goes far in addressing depleted force readiness… Read more »

Stresses need for Administration to address veterans’ claim backlog WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of legislation supporting the nation’s veterans and military construction. The legislation provides a much-needed boost in funding for veterans and addresses some of the largest problems within the Department of Veterans Affairs while adequately… Read more »