Joe Wilson

South Carolina Republican Congressman Joe Wilson is making stops around the Second Congressional District, talking about the new health care proposal on the table, making an afternoon stop in Beaufort. Congressman Wilson is calling this plan an “assault on the American people” and urged everyone in attendance to contact their elected officials to help keep this health care reform bill from passing. Dozens of people... Read More

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A day after House Democrats unveiled a new 1,990-page health care bill, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson decried the legislationas a “government takeover” during and visit to Beaufort. “It’s the day before Halloween,” said Wilson, a Republican who represents South Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District. “This is the time for trick or treat and this bill is a trick.” Wilson also made stops earlier Friday in... Read More

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Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled the latest version of the House Democrats’ big government takeover of the health care system. “The Pelosi takeover bill is unfortunately more of the same from this majority who has set their sights on growing the size, scope, power, intrusion, and cost of the Federal government.  Among its many... Read More

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House Republican leaders want their members to call the 1,990-page Democratic health measure “the Pelosi healthcare bill.” GOP lawmakers spoke of the tactic following a closed-door meeting with their leadership. The effort to brand the bill comes after Pelosi unveiled the Democratic legislation on Thursday, melding three committee-passed bills into one. “Well, she introduced it!” Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said, adding that he has opted... Read More

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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after Boeing announced that they have chosen their Charleston, South Carolina facility as the site for a second 787 Dreamliner final assembly line. “This announcement is tremendous news for the people of South Carolina.  Our state has a tradition of attracting quality jobs and industry including BMW and Michelin, and I am grateful... Read More

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Congressional Republicans do have an alternative health care reform measure that will work and doesn’t include the government option, said U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., of the 2nd District. “The insistence on having a government option is simply wrong,” he told about 100 people at a town hall meeting at Oakwood-Windsor Elementary School Saturday. “The government would determine the rules of how health... Read More

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Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson touted his party’s alternative health care plan at a town hall meeting Saturday. “I just think it’s wrong what we have here,” he said as he picked up a stack of papers he said was the Democrats’ proposed H.R. 3200 bill. The Republicans’ alternative plan, Empowering Patients First Act, also known as H.R. 3400, is a better choice, he... Read More

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U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson will hold a town hall meeting at an Aiken elementary school Saturday. Mr. Wilson, whose 2nd District includes parts of Aiken County, will speak to the public at 9 a.m. at Oakwood-Windsor Elementary School, located at 3773 Charleston Highway, according to an e-mail from his press secretary Ryan Murphy. The Republican congressman visited Aiken last month for a rally to... Read More

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Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) announced today three town halls that will be held in the Second Congressional District on Saturday, October 17, 2009. Saturday, October 17th at 9:00 AM Barnwell High School 474 Jackson Street, Barnwell, SC 29812 Saturday, October 17th at 12:00 PM North High School 692 Cromer Avenue, North, SC 29112 Saturday, October 17th at 4:00 PM Wade Hampton High School 115 Airport Road, Varnville, SC 29944 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Town... Read More

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Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after receiving The Military Coalitions 2009 Award of Merit. Congressman Wilson was recognized for his initiatives to increase military pay, improve health care benefits for servicemembers, expand retirement benefits for National Guard and Reserve members who have served in the Global War on Terrorism, and end compensation inequities for disabled veterans and... Read More

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