Press Releases

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, issued the following statement today after introducing H.R.1864, bipartisan legislation to raise basic military pay by 3.4 percent.  Under the President’s budget, basic pay would only be increased by the 2.9 percent required by law.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement of President Obama’s new strategy for operations in Afghanistan.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented him with the Spirit of Enterprise Award for his support of pro-growth legislation during the second session of the 110th Congress.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Congressman Dan Boren (OK-02) issued the following statement today following a press conference to highlight their efforts to close the gap in early retirement eligibility for National Guard and Reserve soldiers.  Congressman Wilson, with the support of Congressman Boren, introduced the National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act (H.R. 208) which amends the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 (NDAA) to repair the gap in eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members to receive credit towards early retirement by including any active duty service since September 11th, 2001.  Current eligibility only applies to service following the enactment of the 2008 NDAA on January 28, 2008.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Congressman Dan Boren (OK-02) will hold a press conference TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 25th with the Reserve Officers Association of the United States to discuss their efforts to expand retirement benefits for National Guard and Reserve soldiers.  Congressman Wilson, with the support of Congressman Boren, introduced the National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act (H.R. 208).  This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 (NDAA) to repair the gap in eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members to receive credit towards early retirement by including any active duty service since September 11th, 2001.  Current eligibility only applies to service following the enactment of the 2008 NDAA on January 28, 2008.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, released the following prepared remarks today for the subcommittee’s joint hearing with the Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities Subcommittee on Department of Defense (DOD) health information technology.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after the Democrat leadership passed a constitutionally-questionable tax increase in response to their own spending bill which cleared the way for bonus payments to AIG executives.  Democrats had opposed efforts by House Republicans to get 100% of the taxpayer dollars back.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today applauded the U.S. Army’s decision to significantly curtail the use of stop-loss for American military personnel and compensate soldiers who have been impacted by the policy.