Here you can learn about Joe’s fight to change the way liberals are doing business in Washington.
Haley, Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint, and GOP Rep. Joe Wilson held a news conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to blast the NLRB’s April 20 complaint. That complaint says Boeing decided to locate a second assembly line for the 787 jetliner in North Charleston to retaliate against union strikes in the company’s Everett, Wash., plant. The NLRB wants Boeing... Read More
Bill Daley used to be a big shot at Boeing as a member of its board of directors. Now he’s a big shot at the White House as President Obama’s chief of staff. James McNerney is still the biggest of shots at Boeing as its president. Now he’s a big shot in the Obama administration as chairman of its Export Council. How could pro-labor... Read More
Source Nuclear waste is piling up in Georgia, South Carolina, and across the United States. It was supposed to be shipped to a facility in Nevada that you helped pay for. President Obama canceled that plan, but some political leaders are fighting back. ... Read More
Students who attend computer-based virtual schools across the country are given second-class status when they try to join the military, and Rep. Joe Wilson said Wednesday he will work to get the policy changed. “We are dealing with new technology,” said the S.C. Republican lawmaker, after meeting with an 18-year-old student who wants to join the Air Force but has encountered difficulties in... Read More
Below is a recent editorial from Joe that appeared in the Aiken Standard: At a time when more than 15 million Americans are without jobs, there is no doubt that South Carolina’s families continue to hurt. With the state’s unemployment rate sitting at 10.7 percent, Congressional legislation needs to be geared toward jump-starting the economy. I know our state has a remarkable workforce... Read More
Congressman Joe Wilson is encouraging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to immediately hold a vote on extending the adoption tax credit. Wilson, who himself is an adoptive father, sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi urging an immediate vote on the adoption tax credit which could be extended by Congress. Wilson is in favor of a full extension of all the tax cuts included in the... Read More
Civilian and military leaders of the U.S. armed forces are urging members of Congress to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Their view is based mainly on a 10-month study released Tuesday by the Pentagon that indicates 70 percent of 115,000 troops and 44,000 military spouses surveyed are okay with gays serving openly. Second District Congressman Joe Wilson, who serves on the... Read More
Urge Democratic Congressional Leaders to Show Restraint on Significant Change to Military Policy in Waning Days of 111th Congress Washington, D.C.—The top Republicans on the Armed Service Committee and the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel today called for vigorous Congressional oversight of the Department of Defense’s newly-released “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” report and urged Democratic Congressional leaders to delay any attempts to repeal... Read More
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today released the following statement after encouraging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to immediately hold a vote on the bipartisan issue of extending the adoption tax credit: “When it comes to the adoption process, lawmakers should work to advance, not hinder, the dream of a family. While extremely rewarding, the adoption process can be extremely expensive,... Read More
From Joe’s own college of USC, here’s the Daily Gamecock wrap-up of USC Law School Grad Joe Wilson winning re-election to the US House of Representatives. Joe Wilson victorious Republican candidate re-elected to House of Representatives // author=author.replace('|'," frame "); //alert(author); document.write(" By Jake FitzGerald "); // ]]> By Jake FitzGerald ... Read More