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Press Releases

August 13, 2007
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today announced that the Sawyerdale Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $203,538 through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program.

August 4, 2007
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, issued the following statement today regarding the agreement between the United States and India on peaceful nuclear energy which will be sent to Congress for final approval.

August 3, 2007
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today regarding actions taken by the Democrats to overrule a vote on the House floor and give taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens.

August 2, 2007
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today released the following statement regarding the news that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) began construction on the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. The MOX project is in accordance with an agreement between the United States and Russia to dispose of unnecessary weapons-grade plutonium. This facility will turn plutonium into energy-producing nuclear fuel.

July 27, 2007
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), co-chair of the House Caucus on India and Indian Americans, today delivered the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives.

July 11, 2007
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), today issued the following statement in response to recently released reports on the reduced deficit and increase in jobs.

June 29, 2007
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) co-sponsored the “Secure Borders FIRST Act of 2007,” introduced by Representatives Peter King (R-NY) and Lamar Smith (R-TX).

June 12, 2007
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today released the following statement regarding Democrat attempts to decrease transparency in the earmark process:

June 12, 2007
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2637, the “Child Labor Protection Act of 2007.” This bill increases penalties for child labor law violations. Wilson is an original co-sponsor of the legislation.

May 25, 2007
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today announced the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will open a new community-based clinic in Aiken. A clinic is also planned for the Spartanburg area.