VA · DISTRICT 1

Robert J. Wittman

RepublicanVirginiaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source

What they said 7

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (7)Campaign (7)

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Healthcare

Support lower-cost, more transparent health care

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Wittman supports efforts to increase health care price transparency, expand access to lower-cost medicines, and give families more flexibility through Health Savings Accounts. He also supports making it easier for patients to learn what care will cost before receiving it, and holding insurers and prescription drug middlemen accountable so patients benefit from discounts intended to lower drug costs.

Context: The passage does not specify the proposals or implementation details for these efforts.

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Government & elections

Require congressional accountability for budgets and spending bills

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Wittman has authored and repeatedly introduced measures to tie congressional pay to completing budget and spending work. The No Budget, No Pay Act withholds Members’ pay if Congress fails to pass a budget on time; the Inaction Has Consequences Act does so if Congress fails to pass all 12 regular appropriations bills by the end of the fiscal year. His S.O.S. resolution would keep the House in Washington instead of taking its August recess if all 12 annual appropriations bills have not passed.

Context: These are legislative proposals described as repeatedly introduced and still being pushed; the passage does not say they became law.

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Economy, taxes & work

Bring manufacturing and critical supply chains back to the United States

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Wittman supports bringing manufacturing and critical supply chains back to the United States, including those for critical minerals, medicines, technologies, energy components, and other essential products. He says this would create American jobs and reduce reliance on foreign adversaries.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

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Education Economy, taxes & work

Expand workforce training and career pathways

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Wittman supports career and technical education, apprenticeships, STEM programs, workforce training, and partnerships connecting workers to jobs in fields such as shipbuilding, health care, manufacturing, construction, technology, transportation, and skilled trades. He also supports Pell Grants for qualifying short-term career and technical programs to help more people gain skills for in-demand jobs.

Context: The passage does not specify the qualifying programs or funding terms for the Pell Grant expansion.

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Energy & environment

Support an all-of-the-above energy approach

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Wittman supports producing energy from nuclear power, natural gas, oil, hydropower, wind, solar, carbon capture, and newer American energy technologies. He says greater domestic production should help lower energy costs, create jobs, strengthen the grid, and reduce reliance on foreign sources, while keeping energy reliable and affordable as demand grows.

Context: His approach includes both fossil and non-fossil energy sources and is framed around reliability and affordability as electricity demand grows.

Campaign position · legislative priority · Original date not established

Government & elections

Keep the House working on spending bills before August recess

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Wittman supports a House rule that would prevent the House from taking its August recess unless it has passed all 12 annual appropriations bills. He says the measure is intended to keep Congress on schedule and encourage it to set spending priorities before leaving Washington.

Context: This is a House resolution; the passage does not state that it has been adopted.

Campaign position · legislative priority · Original date not established

Government & elections

Tie congressional pay to passing budgets

AI-assisted summary

Wittman supports withholding members’ pay if Congress does not pass a budget on time. He has repeatedly introduced the No Budget, No Pay Act and continues to push for it as a way to hold Congress accountable for meeting its budget deadline.

Context: The proposal applies if Congress misses the budget deadline; the passage does not state that it has become law.