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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:
"I applaud the efforts of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. I agree with Chairmen Upton and Shimkus with regards to launching an investigation as to the reasoning behind halting the development for the Yucca repository since no evidence suggests there was either a scientific or a technical basis.
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:
"America's national debt stands at $14.2 trillion and the current year's deficit is estimated to be $1.5 trillion. The only way to avoid financial ruin is with a Constitutional Amendment that requires both Congress and the president to be held accountable to taxpayers.
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. Ever the dedicated professional, the General not only outlined the current state of affairs on the war front but also updated Members as to the progressions and potential setbacks currently facing allied forces in Afghanistan.
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement on the one year birthday of ObamaCare, the federal government takeover of health care:
"Normally, birthdays are cause for celebration. They allow us to take a moment and reflect on the past year. ObamaCare is no cause for celebration. 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.
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:
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 system.
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House voted to eliminate funding the National Public Radio (NPR) with taxpayers' dollars:
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. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), the chairman of the subcommittee, released the following opening statement for today's hearing on Defense Health Program cost efficiencies and the Military Health System: