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  • Congress approves funding to avoid SRS furloughs
    May 16, 2013  - A $79 million federal funding request for Savannah Ri­ver Site could receive expedited final approval from the White House’s Office of Man­age­ment and Budget to halt employee furloughs, according to U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. The money requested by the De­part­ment of Energy was approved Wednesda... More
  • Wilson Pleased with Passage of Full Faith and Credit Act
    May 9, 2013  - Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act. This piece of legislation requires the Treasury to follow through with debt payments, removes the threat of national default, and protects our seniors and those with disabi... More
  • Aiken Standard: USCA Veterans Student Success Center Opens
    Apr 8, 2013  - By DEDE BILES http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20130408/AIK0101/130409584/1007/AIK0101/ribbon-cutting-held-for-the-veteran-student-success-center-at-usc-aiken When USC Aiken celebrated the official opening of its Veteran Student Success Center Sunday, it was fitting that the strip of fabric used... More
  • Aiken Standard: Rep. Wilson Reads Book to First-Graders
    Apr 5, 2013  - “Pete the Cat” is a popular series for children, and Aiken Elementary School first graders were happy to hear one book read to them by a special guest on Thursday – U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. The congressman read about Pete’s adventure in “Rocking in My Red Shoes” by Eric Litwin. According to the... More
  • President Must Act to Nix Sequester
    Feb 28, 2013  - On Friday, the Department of Defense and other government agencies will suffer a $1.2 trillion budget cut, known as “sequestration.” This policy was adopted in July 2011 when congressional leadership negotiated with the White House to raise our debt ceiling, preventing the U.S. Treasury from default... More
  • The State: MOX Facility A National Asset
    Feb 1, 2013  - Sunday, The State published concerns about the MOX facility, a project under construction at the Savannah River Site, for projected cost increases and the lack of a committed utility purchaser for the fuel. This immensely complicated project is subject to stringent federal regulations and uncontrol... More
  • COLUMN: Sequestration Will Destroy Jobs and Threaten Our National Security
    Jun 26, 2012  - President Ronald Reagan’s approach to protecting our national security was to provide peace through strength. The United States military has successfully remained the most superior power in the world by practicing this theory. Due to the passage of the Budget Control Act of 2011 last July, the Depar... More
  • Nuclear waste must find safe, permanent home in Nevada
    Nov 5, 2011  - As I watched the Republican presidential candidate debate Oct. 18, I was startled to hear candidates jump at the opportunity to agree with President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on shutting down the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. While many of these candidates are running... More
  • COLUMN: Military Careers Must Remain Viable
    Oct 13, 2011  - America is blessed by our Armed Forces. They are the most effective military in history to achieve peace through strength. The men and women who wear U.S. uniforms are not only brave, they are volunteers who have made defending our freedom their life’s work. Americans have long understood that to pr... More
  • COLUMN: SRS can lead way to clean energy
    Oct 13, 2011  - Did you know over half of South Carolina's electricity is generated by nuclear power? The Palmetto State is currently home to four nuclear power plants, with plans for two new nuclear reactors to come online by 2016. These would be among the first nuclear facilities constructed in the United States ... More