Press Releases
October 20, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) announced today that he will be holding a town hall in Aiken on Saturday, October 24, 2009.
October 14, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today following a hearing in the House Armed Services Committee on our strategy in Afghanistan.
October 13, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) announced today three town halls that will be held in the Second Congressional District on Saturday, October 17, 2009.
October 8, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after joining with a large number of conservatives to vote against the political games being played by Democrats. Congressman Wilson voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (NDAA) after Democrats chose to attach unrelated “hate crimes” legislation to the bill.
October 6, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.Res. 167, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month. During his remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the resolution, Congressman Wilson recognized the tragic loss of students from the University of South Carolina and Clemson University at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina in October of 2007.
October 6, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after receiving The Military Coalition 2009 Award of Merit. Congressman Wilson was recognized for his initiatives to increase military pay, improve health care benefits for servicemembers, expand retirement benefits for National Guard and Reserve members who have served in the Global War on Terrorism, and end compensation inequities for disabled veterans and military families.
October 2, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor reported an unemployment rate of 9.8% for the month of September with 263,000 more Americans losing their jobs.
September 30, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today as Senate Democrats introduced their version of the national energy tax that House Democrats rammed through the House of Representatives earlier this year.
September 30, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today following a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the status of U.S. efforts in Iraq. General Ray Odierno, Commanding General of Multi-National Force – Iraq, testified before the committee.
September 9, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement this evening regarding a comment he made during President Obama’s speech to Congress.