WASHINGTON – Congressman Wittman applauds passage by the House Natural Resources Committee of legislation that would grant federal recognition to six Virginia Indian tribes. Wittman’s bill, H.R. 872, was included in a larger package of federal recognition bills that were considered by the Committee late last week. Wittman’s legislation would right long-standing historical wrongs by extending federal recognition to the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock,...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement after supporting H.R. 5759, the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act, which rolls back the President’s recent executive order to change immigration policy: “Before the President announced his executive action, I urged him to remember what he’d said in 2013, when he acknowledged that the path to get immigration reform done is through Congress. Despite the concerns of many Americans, the President still...
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today regarding reports of the President’s rumored plans to issue an executive order on immigration: “Executive Branch overreach is one of the main concerns I hear from folks in the First District. I am alarmed by reports that the President plans to act unilaterally and attempt to change immigration law through executive action." “Our founders established our system of checks and balances for a reason, and in 2...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after supporting a supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 5230) to address the influx of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) crossing the southwestern border of the United States: “Throughout the debate on how to address the ongoing crisis involving unaccompanied alien youth crossing our southern border, I’ve been consistent in what I want to see done. I have demanded an increased focus on securing the border...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Rob Wittman, Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement today following a Readiness Subcommittee briefing titled, “Use of DoD Facilities to House Undocumented Aliens.” The briefing, which sought answers surrounding the Department of Defense’s agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to house a number of unaccompanied and undocumented alien children (UAC) at DoD installations, featured Mr. Jo...
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As so many of our servicemen and women return from their overseas service, it is vital that the services and resources they require are properly funded.
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The consistent theme I’ve noticed when conducting town hall discussions, having individual meetings, and even just when talking with others in line at the grocery store is that folks are frustrated with Washington. This frustration, at least, shows that folks are alert and engaged with what’s going on in their government. This participation is vital as our nation faces such challenging issues.
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