http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:46:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Things are moving full speed ahead on the future site of West Columbia's Farmer's Market. It's not where you would expect to find a politician, but on Monday Congressman Joe Wilson took a break from the campaign trail to try his hand at construction. "I love working in the yard," ... http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/03/farmers-market-offers-boost-to-local-economy/ Bricks and mortar and Working Joes.  That’s what the Joe Means Jobs tour focused on Monday in West Columbia at the new SC State Farmers Market Monday afternoon. Rolling up his sleeves and grabbing a trowel, Joe helped lay bricks alongside other “working Joes” on one of the sheds that will ... http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/03/joe-and-working-joes-lay-bricks-at-sc-farmers-market/ Wilson Says the Path is No Better than the Plan Itself Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), member of the Education and Labor Committee, today released the following statement after the president announced his final health care plan: “The Washington liberal majority has selective hearing on health care. This is most recently highlighted ... http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/03/washington-liberal-majority-has-selective-hearing-on-health-care/ Joe Rolls Up Sleeves, Works at Jobsite & Talks With Working Joes at New SC Farmers Market on Monday March 8 at 12:30 West Columbia, S.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) takes his Joe Means Jobs tour to the future SC State Farmers Market to highlight new jobs and meet with ... http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/03/joe-means-jobs-in-west-columbia/ With people costumed in white coats flanking him as props, President Obama’s remarks on health care today were a continued show for the cameras instead of the reality that Americans have rejected a government-takeover of health care. The President says the need to regulate the insurance industry and add government red ... http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/03/president-still-not-listening-to-you/ Politics are at play with nuclear waste disposal; unless Congress or our nation's legal system can successfully intervene, the American taxpayer is slated to lose this game. To date, over $30 billion has been collected in waste disposal fees from electricity ratepayers and $10 billion has been spent on developing Yucca ... http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/03/politics-at-play-over-nuclear-waste/ Maintaining his theme of accessibility and accountability, Joe Wilson took to the WVOC airwaves for an hour Monday afternoon as an in-studio guest of Keven Cohen. Keven first asked Joe about the situation with health care and the Democrats threat to pass the bill with just a 51 vote margin in ... http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/03/phone-lines-light-up-with-joe-in-studio-at-wvoc-ams-keven-cohen-afternoon-drive-show/ Lyman Whitehead and Dr. Barbara Nielsen to Co-Chair the Campaign. (West Columbia, SC) - Dedication to the Second District is something Joe Wilson lives by daily. Guided by service, Joe has chosen two dedicated public servants to co-chair his 2010 Congressional campaign which seeks to bring more jobs to ... http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/03/veteran-public-servants-join-campaign-to-bring-sc-values-reform-to-dc/ Joe Wilson talks about the missed opportunity for true bipartisanship at the recent Health Care Summit and talks about the need for Congress to join him in focusing on job creation. http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/02/the-health-care-summit-was-like-groundhog-day/ So much for bipartisanship. On an earlier blog post we pondered the question of a real debate or a dog and pony show. Now we have the answer. President Obama spent more time talking than the rest of the Republicans at the so-called “bipartisan health care summit.” http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/26/obama-listens-at-health-summit-but-mostly-hears-fr/ There’s a ... http://www.joewilsonforcongress.com/home/2010/02/70-gop-health-bills-presented-dems-wont-listen-to-people/