Editor, Gazette-Journal:

I am writing to express my appreciation to Congressman Rob Wittman for his support for our veterans, military and civilian service.

We the people need to make sure Rob Wittman is reelected and still in Washington, D.C., supporting all of us. Rob has sponsored or co-sponsored several bills aimed at protecting veterans and making the Veterans Administration work better. This includes bills such as the Retained Skilled Veterans Act, which seeks to keep retired veterans employed by appointing them to senior-level DOD job openings. Rob has also worked on and supported bills to help government contractors continue to be paid and employed during times when the government shuts down operations.

These are common sense actions that he is taking on our behalf that are important. We need his experience and common sense in Washington to continue to protect us by voting against bad politics and bad policies.

I encourage my fellow citizens to vote to keep our Con...