Career politician Rob Wittman votes to continue the war in Iran for the sixth time, driving up costs at the pump and in the grocery aisle
Henrico, VA – Rob Wittman voted again last night to keep the Iran war going as diesel prices hit an all-time high of $6 a gallon and gas in Virginia climbed to $4.14 a gallon. It is the latest in a string of votes Wittman has cast to prolong a war that has already cost American taxpayers an estimated $40 billion and is squeezing families at the pump, in the grocery checkout line, and on their household budgets.
Despite the mounting costs, Wittman has repeatedly dodged questions from Virginia reporters about where he stands. Pressed in interviews with WRIC and NBC News on whether the war needs to end, Wittman falsely insisted the country is not even at war.
Shannon Taylor, candidate for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, released the following statement in response:
“Rob Wittman keeps voting to keep the Iran war going, and Virginia families keep paying for it — at the pump, at the grocery store, and on every bill that’s gone up because of it. He won’t even be honest with the people he represents about what he’s doing. I spent my career holding people accountable when they abused their power and hurt the people they were supposed to protect. Rob Wittman is doing exactly that in Washington, and it’s time someone held him accountable too.”
ABOUT SHANNON:
Shannon Taylor is a battle-tested prosecutor with 25 years of experience and a 90% conviction rate in homicide cases, taking on the toughest threats to Virginia families and delivering justice. A native of Charlottesville and graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond Law School, she began her career as a prosecutor in Richmond before serving as a Special Assistant in the U.S. Attorney’s office. In 2011, she flipped the Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office from Republican to Democrat, becoming the first woman elected to the role. She has since been re-elected three times, proving she knows how to win tough races.
As Commonwealth’s Attorney, Taylor has pioneered programs to support victims of human trafficking, created a task force to tackle the opioid epidemic, and led prosecutors statewide in pledging not to criminalize women or doctors for abortion care. She has worked alongside law enforcement to keep families safe, fought fraud that harms working people, and partnered with gun safety advocates to take illegal guns off the streets.
Shannon Taylor has built her career on protecting Virginians and delivering justice for families regardless of their politics.
For more on Shannon Taylor’s campaign, visit ShannonTaylorVA.com.
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