We have to make decisions about budgeting and make decisions about strategic needs of this nation.
Rob Wittman
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Rob Wittman is a U.S. Representative for Virginia's 1st congressional district, having served since January 9, 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Wittman has focused on issues such as military readiness, veterans' affairs, and environmental protection. He has been an advocate for the Chesapeake Bay and has worked on legislation aimed at improving the health of the bay and its surrounding ecosystems.
It is absolutely unacceptable to get a 30-year shipbuilding plan or a 30-year aviation plan after the point where this body makes decisions.
Section 2: ``Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election…
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Mr. Speaker, the great patriots living in the original 13 colonies in the early years of this Nation relied on hard work, enduring spirit, and innovative thinking to create America. We are in the final weeks of the 111th Congress, and…
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the President of the United States signed legislation into law that dramatically alters the way our financial sector works and makes it harder for our economy to recover. Instead of bringing much-needed reforms to…
Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 445, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''





