Press Releases

Legislation introduced by Congressman Tim Scott, the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587), was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today as the first strike in House Republicans' efforts to roll back burdensome government regulations.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) recently unveiled a new page on the website for the Second Congressional District of South Carolina where constituent input is being solicited on how to reduce the national debt. The suggestions will then be presented directly to the recently formed Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction:

"Today the Subcommittee meets to hear testimony on the efforts by the Department of Defense and the military services to prevent suicide by service members, family members and civilian employees.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after President Obama's addressed a joint session of Congress this evening regarding the Administration's jobs program:

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its August jobs report. The unemployment rate remained at 9.1% as the economy showed no net gain of new jobs:

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) has announced a tour of the Second Congressional District beginning on Monday, August 22, 2011. Media availability is denoted by *:

2011 Wilson District Tour Schedule

Monday, August 22

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after he voted against passing the latest version of the "Budget Control Act of 2011" today: