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July 11, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2609, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014.


June 27, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1613, The Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization.


June 19, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following in response to President Obama's remarks in Berlin, Germany where he called on Russia to enter into bilateral negotiations to reduce our strategic nuclear warhead arsenal by one-third beyond the levels set by the New START treaty.


June 18, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.


June 14, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2014. This bill authorizes and prioritizes funding for the Department of Defense (DOD) and other select national security programs within the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY2014.


June 6, 2013

House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chairman Joe Wilson issued the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee passed the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (FY14 NDAA):


May 22, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act:


May 16, 2013

Congressman Andy Barr (KY) joined Congressman John Fleming, MD (LA) and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC) today to announce the introduction of H.R. 2010, the Live by the Laws You Write Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. This simple, two-page legislation aims to close Obamacare's congressional loophole and ensure that Congress is not exempt from the laws that it writes.


May 16, 2013

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following speech on the House Floor today in support H.R. 45, legislation that repeals the President's government takeover healthcare bill. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 229-195:

"Thank you Ma'am Speaker and thank you Dr. Roe for yielding.


May 15, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after Congress approved the reprogram request submitted by the Savannah River Site: