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Press Releases

November 18, 2011
Joe Wilson released the following statement in celebration of the 12th anniversary of National Adoption Day which will be observed on Saturday, November 19th, 2011:

"This Saturday, the judicial system will finalize the adoptions of thousands of children in over 400 communities nationwide.


November 18, 2011
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after today's vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment:
"Earlier today, Congress voted on a Balanced Budget Amendment, an amendment to the Constitution that would bring accountability and fiscal responsibility back to the federal government.

November 15, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after attending a press conference with House Republicans in response to the Administration's announcement to postpone the Keystone XL Pipeline:


November 11, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel released the following statement in appreciation of our Nation's veterans.

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November 4, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its October jobs report. The unemployment rate remains at an unacceptable 9.0% as the economy created 80,000 jobs:


November 2, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) announced plans to retrofit its existing facility while expanding operations and creating new jobs in the Midlands;


November 1, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson released the following statement after hiring Caroline Delleney as his new Communications Director:

"Caroline has been part of our team for three years. I am excited to have her as a Communications Director."


October 27, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representative voted to repeal H.R. 674, the 3 percent withholding tax aimed to be implemented in January of 2013:


October 27, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) approved the use of the H-Canyon Complex to provide approximately 3.7 metric tons of plutonium oxide feed for the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility from the non-pit plutonium currently stored at the Savannah River Site (SRS):


October 26, 2011

Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after co-sponsoring H.R. 3000, the Empowering Patients First Act: