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Sign the petition demanding a stimulus audit We all remember the Wendy’s ad campaign, “Where’s the Beef?” This iconic campaign triggered fast food consumers across the nation to take notice of the product – or lack thereof – they were receiving at the drive-through. Sometimes it takes creative campaigns like this to get people to notice they’ve been shortchanged. Borrowing from the Wendy’s playbook,... Read More
The recent death of a decorated World War II veteran and supporter of Beaufort National Cemetery has prompted U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson to revisit a bill he filed about a year ago to expand the burial ground. Wilson, a Republican whose congressional district includes Beaufort County, introduced H.R. 217 last year. The bill calls for the Department of Veterans Affairs to purchase five... Read More
‘Tis the Season for the American People to Make their Voices Heard (Columbia, S.C) – Early this morning, the Senate voted to advance a massive government takeover of health care. Two more procedural votes will take place this week and reports indicate that the final Senate vote is set for 7:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) is urging the American... Read More
With the clock ticking toward a Christmas Eve Senate vote on health care reform, South Carolina Republicans lashed out Monday at the proposed legislation, and also took swipes at Democrats for the tactics used in moving the bill forward. South Carolina would have 481,000 uninsured residents covered under the plan, according to one estimate. “This is Washington politics at its worst, and I urge... Read More
As far as the stimulus package is concerned, President Barack Obama has a lot to answer for. Federal records show that nearly $6 million was provided to firms controlled by Mark Penn, a former senior adviser and pollster to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The funds, which records show helped preserve three jobs at public relations giant Burson-Marsteller, The Hill reported Wednesday, paid for... Read More
Four Republican lawmakers demanded an audit of President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus program on Wednesday following reports of exaggerated or inaccurate accounts of the number of jobs created. Reps. Joe Wilson of South Carolina, Jack Kingston of Georgia, Mark Souder of Indiana and Jeff Miller of Florida called for the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the effects of the stimulus bill. “It’s... Read More
News that about $6 million in stimulus money preserved three jobs at campaigner Mark Penn’s firm has emboldened one Republican’s charge to audit recovery act spending. Tweeted Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) twice on Wednesday: Just completed one minute speech on House Floor promoting my bill for panel to audit stimulus bill because of fake jobs in fake districts Verification of need for audit is The... Read More
Congressman cites discrepancies in the reporting of jobs created South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson, using his elevated national profile since his “You lie!” yell at President Barack Obama, introduced a bill Tuesday requiring that a special board be set up to track the number of jobs created by the $787 billion economic stimulus plan. Wilson, a Republican from Springdale, said his legislation had drawn... Read More
Unemployment Still at Double Digits Despite Administration’s So-Called Stimulus Promise As new dismal unemployment numbers were released today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a member of the Education and Labor Committee, continued to ask the Administration and Speaker Pelosi to consider job creation policies: “The unemployment numbers released today are nothing short of dismal. The American people were told that the misnamed... Read More
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after confirmed reports of President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in the next six months: “I applaud the President’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. While this decision is long overdue, I’m pleased that the President has listened to our... Read More