Press Releases
March 14, 2006
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) have been joined by 159 of their colleagues in calling on Congress to recognize the distinct nature of pension plans offered by rural cooperatives in the final version of the Pension Reform bill, currently being worked out between the House and Senate.
March 14, 2006
This morning, Republican Members of Congress issued the following statements in response to Democrat Sen. Russ Feingold's resolution to censure President Bush for ordering NSA Surveillance Wiretappings.
March 10, 2006
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) expressed his enthusiasm for the U.S. Department of Labor's announcement that 243,000 jobs were created in February:
March 9, 2006
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate in South Carolina had dropped a full 1% to a new level of 6.2%:
March 7, 2006
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision to allow the military to continue recruiting on college campuses:
March 7, 2006
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) praised the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006 (S. 2271) and the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act (H.R. 32), two important pieces of legislation which demonstrate House Republicans' ongoing efforts to work together for America:
March 2, 2006
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following statement regarding the announcement of a proposed civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and India:
February 28, 2006
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives:
February 28, 2006
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) sent a letter to Chairman Jim Nussle of the House Budget Committee to express his concerns regarding President Bush's proposal to cut Medicare funding in the Fiscal Year 2007 budget. He made the following statement regarding this letter:
February 24, 2006
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded $15,478 through the Fiscal Year 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to the Daufuskie Island Fire Department. The department will use the funding to provide public education safety programs for local families.