Rob Wittman for Congress

October 07, 2011 | Frank Wolf's Cure | Fredricksburg.com
FRANK WOLF, a 16-term congressman from Virginia's 10th District, is one of the House's most reliable Republicans. The other day on the House floor he took on one of America's most powerful unelected individuals: anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist. In doing so, Mr. Wolf elevated himself from "reliable" to "valiant."
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October 03, 2011 | Safeguarding our Sport | SaltWater Sportsman
There’s a lot of cynicism these days about politics and politicians, much of it justified, and I won’t try to tackle that thorny issue in this blog. Instead, I want to tell you about a positive experience I had recently in Washington, D.C...
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October 02, 2011 | How hard will defense cuts hit Hampton Roads? | HRMILITARY.com
The memo paints a grim picture of military life in Hampton Roads and Virginia. At least two aircraft carrier battle groups – gone. One-quarter of the U.S. civilian defense workforce – furloughed. Nearly 200,000 soldiers and Marines – separated. And that's just for starters.
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October 01, 2011 | Maersk names tanker Peary to honor explorer's legacy | PilotOnline.com
It makes sense that a ship that will spend a good part of every year traveling to the Arctic and the Antarctic bears the name of the man who discovered the North Pole in 1909. On Friday, Maersk Line Ltd. celebrated naming a recently acquired tanker the Maersk Peary for Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary at Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center in Norfolk...
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September 29, 2011 | Bill reasserts recreational use of lands | Fredricksburg.com
CONGRESSIONAL sportsmen's caucus members have reintroduced legislation designed to ensure that recreational fishing, hunting and shooting sports are supported as public activities on federal lands. The "Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act" (H.R. 2834) was introduced earlier this month by Reps. Dan Benishek (R-Mich.) and Dan Boren (D-Okla.).
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Rob and Family Rob Wittman was first elected to serve the 1st Congressional District of Virginia - America's First District - in December of 2007. He was re-elected for his first full-term in the House of Representatives on November 4, 2008.

For over 20 years, Rob has served in several levels of government, from Town Council to United States Congress. Rob won his first campaign for public office in 1986 when he was elected to the Montross Town Council, where he served for 10 years, four of them as Mayor. In 1995, Rob was elected to the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors and was elected its Chairman in 2003. In 2005, voters in the 99th Legislative District elected Rob to the Virginia House of Delegates, where he served until he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2007.

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Strengthening the Economy

Cutting Taxes

I am deeply concerned about the current economic situation, and every day I talk to folks who are looking for work and trying to make ends meet. I believe the best thing Congress can do to spur job growth and help alleviate this economic downturn is to cut taxes for families and small businesses and pursue growth-oriented incentives that encourage economic activity and job creation.

Supporting Small Businesses

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and create over 70% of the new jobs in this country every year. In Congress, I am a cosponsor of legislation that would place a 2-year moratorium on capital gains and dividends taxes, cut the payroll tax rate and the self-employed tax rate in half for two years, and reduce the lowest income brackets by 5% each. We also need to cut the bureaucratic red-tape that stifles small businesses and innovation.