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June 16, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the Royal Bank of Canada was named as the new sponsor for the Heritage golf tournament:


June 16, 2011

(Washington, DC) - Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) welcomed the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) to today's public meeting on issues related to public health and safety, particularly nuclear materials disposition, at the Savannah River Site (SRS):

Issues:Energy

June 8, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the sales tax legislation allowing online retailer Amazon to create 2,000 jobs in the Midlands became law at midnight this morning:


May 27, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the South Carolina Senate voted to pass legislation that would allow for online retailer Amazon to create 2,000 jobs to the Midlands:


May 26, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, released the following statement after today's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions hearing focused on "Corporate Campaigns and the NLRB: The Impact of Union Pressure on Job Creation."


May 24, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress earlier today:


May 24, 2011

In further action aimed at preserving the freedom of right-to-work states, Rep. Tim Scott (SC-01) introduced The Job Protection Act to underscore current protection of state laws in the National Labor Relations Act. Initiated with his South Carolina colleagues, Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Rep.


May 18, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to create 2,000 jobs in the Midlands:


May 9, 2011

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after Michelin of North America announced it will be creating more than 270 new jobs by expanding capacity and investing an additional $200 million in its Lexington, South Carolina, facility:


May 4, 2011

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today released the following opening statement for the subcommittee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012: