Robert Wittman
202-225-4261
1123 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4601
(804) 761-5014
P.O Box 999
Montross, VA 22520
1123 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4601
(804) 761-5014
P.O Box 999
Montross, VA 22520
Biography
WITTMAN, Robert J.; born February 3, 1959. BS Biology, Virginia polytechnic Institute, 1981; MPH, University of North Carolina, 1990; PhD, Public Policy and Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2002. Montross Town Council, 1986-1996; Mayor, Montross town Council, 1992-1996; Board of Supervisors, Westmoreland County, 1996-2005; Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates, 2006-2007; Representative, US House of Representatives, 2007-present.
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
All candidates have been invited to respond to the Innovation & the Elections 2008 questionnaire on science and technology policy. Urge Robert Wittman to participate by sending him an email today.Login/Register to EditROBERT WITTMAN ON SCIENCE
Education
- Nothing posted to date.
Energy
- Rep Wittman is a member of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus. He says on his website that he is "committed to promoting wind, solar, tidal...energy."
Fuel Economy Standards
- Nothing posted to date.
Renewable Energy
- Nothing posted to date.
Environment
- On his website Wittman says, "As a Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force... I believe that we have an obligation to carefully and responsibly manage the 650 million acres of public lands in the United States."
Climate Change
- Nothing posted to date.
Health
Healthcare
- On his website Wittman says, "Increased affordability and accessibility are two goals that I believe we should be working toward when considering legislative changes. I also believe that doctors and patients should be making health care decisions and not the insurance industry. I am committed to improving the nation's health care system, reducing the number of uninsured individuals and families, and decreasing the costs of health care."
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
- Nothing posted to date.
Non-Embryonic Stem Cell Research
- Nothing posted to date.
Innovation
- Nothing posted to date.
Research and Research Management
- Nothing posted to date.
Funding
- According to a press release from June 18, 2008, Congressman Wittman voted to authorize annual funding for NASA and the NASA Langley Research Center. The bill he voted for, the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 (H.R.6063), provides $20.2 billion in overall funding, with $853.5 million specifically for aeronautics R&D. The funding will cover research initiatives, such as aircraft noise and emissions, national airspace redesign, and supersonic flight and weather. It also requires NASA to award grants to post-secondary institutions to establish cooperative research centers on aviation training.
