Press Releases
On May 16, Congressman Joe Wilson released the following statement on voting against H. Res. 965:
"The vote to allow remote voting in Congress is simply irresponsible. Although we are currently in a crisis, this pandemic is no excuse to forget our Constitution. If Congress was able to vote on the House Floor today, surely Members can conduct official business in a safe manner that follows guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control going forward."
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Today, Congressman Joe Wilson released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6800:
"This $3 trillion wish list that House Democrats put forward has truly shown that they will not let any crisis go to waste. While millions of Americans are out of work and our families are attempting to recover, Democrats are mortgaging the future of younger Americans. Now is the time for Congress to work together to help our families recover from the coronavirus pandemic, it is not the time for partisan politics. This bill should never become law."
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On May 15, Congressman Joe Wilson released the following statement on the upcoming coordination of donating 10,000 protective masks:
"Thanks to the generosity of a local community member, I will have the opportunity to hand out 10,000 protective masks next week in the Second District. These masks will be given out throughout our community including to our local Sheriff's Departments and Chambers of Commerce. I am so grateful to work hand in hand with our community to help keep our families safe from the coronavirus."
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On May 8, Congressman Joe Wilson released the following statement on co-sponsoring legislation to rename the street outside the Chinese embassy in Washington:
"I am grateful to Congresswoman Liz Cheney for introducing legislation to rename the street outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. ‘Li Wenliang Plaza.' This bill honors the late Dr. Li Wenliang, the Wuhan-based doctor who cautioned the world about the coronavirus before the Chinese Communist Party silenced him, resulting in death and economic devastation.
On May 6, Congressman Joe Wilson released the following statement in response to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's announcement that Congress will resume only when the next relief package is available for a vote:
Today, Co-Chairs of the Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans, Congressman Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), Congressman Steve Chabot (R-O.H.), Congressman Gerald Connolly (D-V.A.), and Congressman Steve Cohen (D-T.N.) released the following statements on sending a letter to Turkish Ambassador Serdar Kılıç, thanking him and Turkey for providing medical supplies to the United States:
On May 1, Congressman Joe Wilson released the following statement on participating in the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)'s open hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Study for pit production at the Savannah River Site:
On April 23, Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement after the passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act:
On April 21, Congressman Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) released the following statement on sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper urging the Department of Defense to protect our men and women overseas by rapidly deploying the first two batteries of Iron Dome:
On April 16, Congressman Joe Wilson, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the President's announcement to suspend funds to the World Health Organization (WHO):