Press Releases
March 6, 2009
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel today held its second hearing in a series focused on sexual assault in the military. Today’s hearing focused on ongoing efforts to prevent sexual assault. Subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Wilson (R-SC) released the following prepared remarks for the hearing.
March 6, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a housing bill that will bailout irresponsible behavior at the expense of taxpayers and those who played by the rules.
March 5, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives today.
March 4, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today in response to the inclusion of a cap and trade proposal for carbon emissions in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget. Such a proposal would raise energy prices for American consumers according to OMB Director Peter Orszag. In a September 2008 testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Orszag, then Director of the Congressional Budget Office, stated that “decreasing those emissions would also impose costs on the economy…much of those costs will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices for energy and energy intensive goods.”
March 4, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after accepting the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Eagle Award. The citation accompanying the award states that it is given “for exceptional meritorious achievement championing legislation critically important to National Guard enlisted men and women, their families, and veterans.”
March 3, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today released the following prepared remarks for the subcommittee’s hearing to receive an overview on military end strength, recruiting, and retention.
February 27, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after President Obama announced his plans for withdrawal of United States combat forces from Iraq.
February 25, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives today.
February 25, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed an omnibus spending bill totaling $410 billion – an eight percent increase in appropriated funding over FY 2008 levels. Congressman Wilson opposed this legislation while expressing support for an immediate freeze on government spending at current levels.
February 25, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, issued the following statement today calling on President Barack Obama to support expanded health care and retirement benefits for National Guard and Reserve servicemembers. During his address to a Joint-Session of Congress last night, President Obama said, “to keep our sacred trust with those who serve, we will raise their pay, and give our veterans the expanded health care and benefits that they have earned.”