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Washington, D.C. – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC)and Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Organ Donation Clarification Act, a bipartisan bill to reduce barriers to organ donation and increase the supply of organs for transplantation.

Currently, over 114,000 Americans are on the national waitlist. In 2022, although over 42,000 patients received a transplant, over 68,000 additional patients were added to the national waitlist. 

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s visit to South Carolina tomorrow:

“I was shocked to learn Wednesday that tomorrow President Biden is visiting a manufacturing facility associated with the Chervon Group, owned by the Chinese Communist Party, a mile from my house. 

“The fabricated funding of borrowed money from American taxpayers facilitates dependency on Chinese Communist Party batteries.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) is pleased to announce Allie Wetmore of Chapin High School, as the Second District of South Carolina’s 2023 Congressional Art Competition winner.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ranking Member of the Helsinki Commission, introduced a resolution to respond to the Russian Federation delivering tactical nuclear weapons to the Republic of Belarus. This is the first time Russia has deployed nuclear warheads beyond its borders since the fall of the Soviet Union, and represents a serious threat to global security in the midst of the war in Ukraine.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson, Senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee completed the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and James Risch (R-ID) introduced the Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower Rewards Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would protect national security by offering rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of sanctions evaders. 

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Joe Wilson (SC-02), William Timmons (SC-04), Russell Fry (SC-07), Nancy Mace (SC-01), Ralph Norman (SC-05), and Jeff Duncan (SC-03) introduced legislation to prohibit any regulations on the singing of the National Anthem in the U.S. Capitol, when the action does not interfere with the operation of the government.                       

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) joined Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe in announcing the introduction of a bipartisan House Resolution aimed at urging the Biden administration to swiftly provide Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine. This resolution is co-sponsored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating (D-MA), Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Jared Golden (D-ME).