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Beaufort Sen. Davis also speaks to lunch group U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson said Washington, D.C., needs to be steeped in conservative values during a strategy session and discussion of the country’s political climate with a Hilton Head Island Republican lunch group Monday. Addressing the about 100 members of Hilton Head Island First Monday Republican Lunch Group, Wilson said it was time for Washington to... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2009 WASHINGTON – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives this morning during debate on H.R. 2990, the Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act. *To View Congressman Wilson’s Floor Speech, Click Here* “Madame Speaker, I rise to support H.R. 2990, the Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act of 2009. “This bill has a number of... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2009 WASHINGTON – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement this morning after the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. “The National Defense Authorization Act is the culmination of a bipartisan effort in the committee to address the issues that directly affect our military, our veterans, and their families. ... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2009 WASHINGTON – During debate on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 today, Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee voted largely along party lines to table a Republican amendment to authorize key benefits for America’s military personnel and their families, military retirees, and veterans. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), the Ranking Member of the... Read More
Today, in response to news reports that recipients of TARP funds may be able to pay those funds back, Congressmen Joe Wilson (SC-02), Kevin McCarthy (CA-22), and other members of Congress sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner urging those repaid TARP funds go directly towards paying down the national debt, and for Treasury to forgo the use of TARP funds as... Read More
WASHINGTON – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after the Obama Administration announced they would be encouraging their Democrat colleagues in Congress to follow Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) budgeting rules. President Obama made this announcement a day after his administration decided to ramp up the massive deficit spending from their so-called “stimulus” package during the summer. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wilson Statement on... Read More
BILL WOULD INCREASE NEEDED FUNDING FOR DEVASTATING GENETIC DISEASE South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson is taking an important lead on combating a neuromuscular disease that affects approximately one in 6000 babies born and is the leading genetic killer of children under the age of two. Last week, Wilson sponsored the “Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009,” which would go a long... Read More
(WLTX) – Second District Congressman Joe Wilson stopped by News19’s studios Thursday to talk through several major policy issues that are affecting the country. Wilson was asked first about North Korea and the current diplomatic crisis with that country. Last weekend, the dictatorship tested a nuclear weapon. Wilson, who’s one of the few members of Congress who’s ever been to that country, says nations... Read More
More than 100 residents filled a lecture hall at the University of South Carolina Beaufort on Wednesday to ask U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson questions about the economy, energy and politics. Nick Kremydas of the S.C. Association of Realtors and Bill Bethea of the Jasper Ocean Terminal Joint Project Office joined the Republican at the town hall meeting. Wilson was first elected to the House... Read More
WASHINGTON – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after the American Conservative Union bestowed on the congressman a positive rating of 92 in their annual ratings of conservatism in Congress. “As a lifelong conservative, I am grateful for this recognition. The cause of limited and responsible government continues to be threatened by those in Washington whose unfounded faith in... Read More