Press Releases
August 6, 2010
- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and a representative from Congressman Joe Wilson's office (R-South Carolina) met Tuesday with General James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, to discuss the future of F-35B's in Beaufort, South Carolina. The Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) in Beaufort plays a critical role in our national security operations. After speaking with General Conway, both Senator Graham and Congressman Wilson are optimistic that, if chosen, South Carolina and the Beaufort MCAS are well prepared to support the F-35B Squadrons.
July 30, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) supported Republican efforts yesterday to repeal the job-killing mandate in the government health care takeover that requires unnecessary ‘1099' reporting requirements. Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) offered this legislative solution, presented on AmericaSpeakingOut.com, as a motion to recommit on H.R. 5893. Ignoring the wishes of hardworking Americans, Washington liberals blocked this small business relief bill from a vote and instead threw in tax hikes before reintroducing it as their own solution:
July 22, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today urged his colleagues to support extending unemployment benefits by using unused stimulus funds. Wilson thanks Congressman Dean Heller (R-NV) for putting forward an amendment to fully pay for extended unemployment benefits and COBRA premium assistance with unobligated stimulus monies. Unfortunately, Washington liberals blocked this common-sense and cost-saving amendment from even coming to the floor; Wilson urges Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reconsider this obstruction.
July 20, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today thanked his colleagues for formally congratulating the University of South Carolina Gamecocks on winning the College World Series by passing House Resolution 1491 by a vote of 400-6, with 2 voting present. A video of Wilson's speech on the House floor in support of the resolution and the USC baseball team can be found here.
July 14, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after liberals defeated a proposal to save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars by getting rid of the promotional stimulus signs:
July 1, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) announced six town hall meetings he is hosting across South Carolina's Second District to focus on job creation and Washington's reckless spending habits.
June 30, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today expressed his disappointment after the House passed the Conference Report for the financial regulatory bill, H.R. 4173.
June 30, 2010
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission legal panel ruled yesterday that the U.S. Energy Department cannot withdraw its licensing application for Yucca Mountain to be a permanent nuclear waste repository. In a 47-page order, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruled Energy Secretary Steven Chu doesn't have the authority to pull the plug on a process that Congress started when it passed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act in 1982.
June 28, 2010
The Supreme Court rightfully extended the reach of the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms to all 50 states by a vote of 5-4. The case, McDonald v. City of Chicago, is the second ruling on gun rights in three years, and substantially expounds on the 2008 Supreme Court decision in D.C. v. Heller that nullified the handgun ban in our nation's capital.
June 24, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today released the following statement as YouCut, a Republican interactive initiative, received its one millionth vote: