Press Releases
April 24, 2002
Today, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC and Rep. Jay Inslee, D-WA introduced the "Floyd D. Spence Organ Coordination Improvement Act" at an event at the U.S. Capitol. Joining them was Chris Klug, who underwent a liver transplant in 2000 and went on to win a bronze medal for snowboarding in Men's Parallel Giant Slalom in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
April 17, 2002
“Mr. Speaker, this week marks the 60th anniversary of the famous Tokyo Raid conducted by Doolittle’s Raiders, and possibly the last reunion of this courageous contingent is being held this week in Columbia, South Carolina. General Woody Randall and hundreds of dedicated volunteers have organized a week long tribute to our Raider heroes,” said Rep. Wilson.
April 16, 2002
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, today on the House Floor congratulated Brookland Baptist Church of New Brookland, S.C., on the church’s 100th Anniversary and their commitment to community service.
April 15, 2002
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, today responded to remarks from Senator Joseph Lieberman, D-CT, which criticized President Bush's education record. Sen. Lieberman visited Benedict College of South Carolina, a historically black institution that Rep. Wilson toured last week.
April 9, 2002
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, today encouraged South Carolina education officials to apply for participation in the new Reading First initiative launched by President Bush as part of the No Child Left Behind education reforms, signed into law in January.
April 9, 2002
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, today on the House Floor gave special recognition to FN Manufacturing. Located in Columbia, FN Manufacturing is a precision machining manufacturer specializing in the production of small caliber weapons and machine guns.
April 8, 2002
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, applauded the decision from Circuit Court Judge Perry M. Buckner III upholding the rights of Jasper County to land on the Savannah River.
April 8, 2002
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, will meet with members of the Beaufort County Council on Friday morning to inform them of his request to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee that Highway 278 receive $18 million for improvements including widening, alleviating capacity constraints, increasing the safety of intersections, and other improvements.
April 3, 2002
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, today participated in a news conference on Capitol Hill with a bipartisan group that called for full funding in both the Defense Authorization and Appropriations bills of President Bush’s request for a $10 billion contingency fund in the FY 2003 budget for efforts in support of the war on terrorism.
April 3, 2002
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) “can be depended on to protect Social Security and Medicare and to support a prescription drug benefit for seniors.”