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Wilson Promotes Military Families with Visit to White House
April 6, 2011
Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after visiting the White House this morning to promote the National Initiative to Support Military Families:

Issues:Our Veterans
COLUMN: Obamacare Turns 1: No Cause to Celebrate
March 31, 2011
Article
Normally, birthdays are cause for celebration. They allow us to take a moment and reflect on the past year. It is hard to believe that just one short year ago, liberals in Congress haphazardly rammed through a 2,800 page health care bill that made its way to the President's desk where it was signed, sealed, and delivered to the American people.
Issues:Economy and Jobs
Wilson Applauds Yucca Mountain Investigation
March 31, 2011
Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement upon hearing the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's plans to launch an investigation looking into the Administration's actions on terminate the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository:

Issues:EnergyEconomy and Jobs
Wilson Joins Balanced Budget Amendment Caucus
March 31, 2011
Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after joining the bipartisan Balanced Budget Amendment Caucus to fight the culture of overspending in Washington and to restore fiscal sanity to the federal government:

Issues:Economy and Jobs
COLUMN: Re-open Yucca Mountain Without Further Delay
March 25, 2011
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This week, as we approach the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the Three Mile Island incident, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is to hear oral arguments from Aiken County, the state of South Carolina, and others who are challenging the legality of the president's decision to abandon the permanent nuclear repository at Yucca Mountain.
Issues:EnergyEconomy and Jobs
COLUMN: U.S. and Afghanistan’s Troops Promoting Democracy
March 24, 2011
Article

Last week, I had the pleasure of hearing General David Petraeus, U.S. Army Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Afghanistan.

Issues:National SecurityOur VeteransForeign Affairs
ObamaCare Birthday Gives No Reason to Celebrate
March 23, 2011
Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement on the one year birthday of ObamaCare, the federal government takeover of health care:

Issues:Economy and Jobs
Wilson: UN Resolution Is No Substitute for American Foreign Policy
March 21, 2011
Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, released the following statement after the Administration announcement to impose a no-fly zone over the airspace in Libya: 

Issues:Foreign Affairs
Wilson Leading Charge Against "Military Health Care Czar"
March 17, 2011
Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after holding a press conference denouncing the newly appointed health care position created to oversee and evaluate the state of the current military health care sy

Issues:Our Veterans
Wilson Continues to Vote for Limited Spending by Defunding NPR
March 17, 2011
Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House voted to eliminate funding the National Public Radio (NPR) with taxpayers' dollars:

Issues:Economy and Jobs