Press Releases
December 21, 2009
Early this morning, the Senate voted to advance a massive government takeover of health care. Two more procedural votes will take place this week and reports indicate that the final Senate vote is set for 7:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) is urging the American people to sound the alarm and make their voices heard between now and the critical Christmas Eve vote.
December 18, 2009
South Carolina’s unemployment rate hit an all-time high at 12.3% for the month of November. Upon hearing about the state’s unemployment numbers, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a member of the Education and Labor Committee, continued to sound the alarm about the need for Congress to consider job creation policies:
December 9, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-01), Congressman Mark Souder (IN-03), and Congressman Jeff Miller (FL-01) today demanded an audit of stimulus funds. Just this morning, reports showed that Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s pollster, received $6 million in stimulus money to preserve three jobs. Furthermore, the Administration still hasn’t thoroughly addressed the major discrepancies and inaccuracies of reporting on Recovery.gov. With the Government Accountability Office stating that one out of every 10 jobs created by the stimulus are also fake, it’s high time for Congress to act. The National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will create a bipartisan commission to investigate the effects of this “stimulus” bill.
December 8, 2009
In an effort to ensure full accountability of stimulus dollars, Congressman Joe Wilson will be joined by Congressman Jack Kingston, and Congressman Mark Souder to call for an audit of stimulus funds and introduce the National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This legislation will create a bipartisan commission to investigate the effects of this “stimulus” bill.
December 7, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today released the following statement after learning about the passing of Major General (Ret) Grady Patterson:
December 4, 2009
As new dismal unemployment numbers were released today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a member of the Education and Labor Committee, continued to ask the Administration and Speaker Pelosi to consider job creation policies:
December 1, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after confirmed reports of President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in the next six months:
November 30, 2009
Wilson Thanks Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Ameresco CEO George Sakellaris for Economic Commitment to South Carolina... (Aiken, SC) – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today celebrated the groundbreaking for a biomass generation plant in his district. Congressman Wilson joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Ameresco’s CEO George Sakellaris, and other elected officials to watch as ground was broken on the largest energy efficiency project in the federal government’s history.
November 24, 2009
(West Columbia, SC) – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) was pleased today to celebrate the announcement of a pipe manufacturing plant in Allendale County. Congressman Wilson was in Allendale for the economic development announcement this morning. Wilson released the following statement:
November 19, 2009
After a week of reports on blatant inconsistencies in stimulus spending, and a hearing in the House Committee on Oversight and Government, this Administration still has not provided adequate answers as to the whereabouts of stimulus funds. In response to this Administration’s insufficient communication on stimulus spending, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) demands an examination of all stimulus dollars appropriated.