Here’s an email sent from Rep. Rob Wittman (R, VA-01) to everyone on his email list. Look for a version of this to show up in newspapers in his district.
Friend,
Congress leaves today for a six-week-long August recess, and we are seriously behind schedule on passing government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). It’s wholly unacceptable that Congress has failed to pass a budget on time since 1996, forcing our nation to rely on harmful stop-gap spending measures to avoid a government shutdown.
We must change the culture in Washington. Throughout my time in Congress, I have been adamant about restoring regular order in our budget and appropriations process. That’s why I reintroduced three pieces of legislation to hold Members accountable if they fail to get the job done on time:
- Inaction Has Consequences Act: Withholds Members’ pay if all 12 appropriations bills are not done by the end of the year.
- Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution: Requires the House to remain in session through August, instead of taking a month-long recess, if all appropriations bills are not passed by the end of July.
- No Budget, No Pay Act: Withholds Members’ pay if a budget isn’t passed by April 15.
We owe it to the American people to get our job done and get our nation back on the right track. I’m a firm believer that transparency and accountability are essential to a properly functioning government, and I’ll continue to fight to hold Members of Congress accountable for their inaction.
Sincerely,
P.S. Do you know someone who would be interested in this information
Before you get to excited by this – – – Rob Wittman (R, VA-01) – – – is a do-nothing member of Congress. He sends this or a similar letter about this time each year. He knows his legislation will go nowhere, will not even get out of committee, but he also knows that to the goobers who vote for him, it makes him look like a busy, busy Representative. He’s not. He lives in Montross, VA, which is a 2.5 hour drive from DC. He drives to and from home every day Congress is in session, that’s how busy he is.