Wilson Receives American Conservative Union Award

May 6, 2010

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today received the American Conservative Union Ratings Award for 2009. The American Conservative Union, ACU, the nation's largest and most powerful grassroots conservative organization today held ceremonies on Capitol Hill to present awards to those Members of the United States Senate and the U.S. House who earned high ratings on ACU's annual ratings of Congress for the 111th Congress.

"This award is a reflection of Representative Joe Wilson's consistent support of conservative principles on a wide range of issues of concern to grass roots conservatives in 2009. At a challenging time when the fundamental principles on which the American system of government are being challenged, Representative Joe Wilson stands with those who are trying to preserve those principles," said David A. Keene, Chairman of the American Conservative Union.

Congressman Joe Wilson was honored to receive the award and appreciates the efforts of ACU. "I'm honored to receive this award from ACU and thank Chairman David Keene for his leadership. I will continue to fight to restore power back to the people and away from Washington bureaucrats," said Congressman Joe Wilson.

Pictures of the award presentation can be found here.