Press Releases

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after bonus depreciation language was included in the economic stimulus package agreed to by Congressional leadership and the White House. Congressman Wilson introduced legislation last year and in the 109th Congress to extend the bonus depreciation provisions included in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today encouraging Congressional leadership and President George W. Bush to include the Bonus Depreciation Extension Act of 2007 (H.R. 827) as part of an economic stimulus package. Introduced by Congressman Wilson at the beginning of last year, this bill provides a 50% depreciation deduction in the first year for qualifying machinery and equipment purchased by businesses.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after hearing of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after he supported an amendment to the Democrat Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2764) which will provide $70 billion in funding for our soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Conference Report for H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, by a vote of 370 to 49 (Roll Call 1151). Congressman Wilson supported the final report.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives approved the Conference Report on H.R. 1429, the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, by a vote of 381 to 36. Congressman Wilson, a conferee on the Head Start reauthorization, joined many of his colleagues in supporting the conference report.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans were successful last night in splitting the Labor-HHS-Education and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bills. House Democrats had previously tried to pass the two bills as one giant spending package.

Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after Ways & Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) introduced legislation to raise taxes on Americans by over $1 trillion in order to “pay” for the repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax.