Wilson Supports Troop Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2009

Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after voting to support the military funding included in H.R. 2346, the Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act.

“Our brave men and women in uniform deserve our utmost respect. They deserve our support, and they need these tools and resources to successfully protect American families and carryout their mission. The funding for items like the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle and equipment for our National Guard and Reserve is vital to the welfare of our servicemembers, and I am grateful for their inclusion in this legislation.

“There are, however, a number of items included in this bill that should have been considered separately and not under the guise of troop funding. Though important or well meaning projects, they do not qualify as support for our military and their operations. By including them in this legislation, the majority has short-changed the scrutiny and debate over the individual merits of that additional spending.”

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