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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement in recognition of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the government healthcare takeover bill known as "Obamacare."

The money requested by the De­part­ment of Energy was approved Wednesday by two House and two Sen­ate committees. The proposal, which would reassign funding from other projects to SRS, was delayed more than a month until the White House office gave its first OK this month.

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 disabilities by granting the authority to continue extending benefits, even if the debt ceiling is not increased.

By DEDE BILES
https://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 in the ribbon-cutting ceremony was a patriotic red, white and blue. The facility, located in the school's Gregg-Graniteville Library, is designed to aid men and women who served in the military in making the transition back to civilian life.

"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 website, in the book, Pete learns about the school library, the lunchroom and the playground – playing his guitar throughout the day.

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 defaulting on our loans.

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.

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 Department of Defense is expected to suffer an automatic across-the-board $500 billion budget cut. These cuts will not be used to reduce our growing national deficit, but instead will be shifted from defense to other departments and agencies.