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The Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee today launched the first in a series of hearings to analyze the Administration's Fiscal Year 2011 for military health programs with the Department of Defense. Rep.
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, released the following statement after this morning's hearing on Defense Health Program cost efficiencies and the Military Health System:
Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its February 2011 job report. The economy added 192,000 jobs, while more than 15 million people are without a job.
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement regarding the House vote to pass the 1099 Repeal Bill, H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011:
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after PGBA, a subsidiary of BlueCross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, was selected as a subcontractor by Humana Military Health Care Services for a recently awarded $23.5 million contract for TRICARE, the health insurance program for members and veterans of the military:
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) was recognized by Heritage Action for America, a conservative advocacy group, as one of 47 Members of Congress who voted for every single spending cut in H.R. 1, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011.
A US lawmaker visiting Bahrain amid an 11-day uprising against the country's monarchy said Thursday that the US Fifth Fleet should remain headquartered there despite the unrest.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed a measure to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year and cut $61 billion in the process. The bill was considered under an open amendment process, and there were hundreds of amendments offered and over a hundred votes cast over the span of a week. This after-action report will look solely at the Congressional appetite to cut
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement regarding the Department of Defense's recent announcement to award a $35 Billion tanker contract to the Boeing Company,
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passage of H.R. 1, which cuts government spending by $100 Billion compared to the President's budget request for 2011: