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Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel issued the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee received testimony from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and DOD General Counsel Stephen Preston regarding the transfer of five senior Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Joe Wilson issued the following statement in response to President Obama's Fiscal year 2015 budget proposal.

After five and a half years and five federal reviews, the president still refuses to approve the application permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. His reasoning is centered on incorrect environmental concerns. During the late afternoon on Friday, Jan.

By JAMIE SELF — jself@thestate.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sep 24, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On September 11, 2013, ceremonies were held across the nation to pay tribute to the fallen heroes of that tragic day in 2001. From a farm field in Pennsylvania to a memorial garden outside Washington, D.C., family members, colleagues, and fellow Americans took time to acknowledge the sacrifice those heroes gave.