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March 21, 2011

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: 


March 17, 2011

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.

Issues:Our Veterans

March 17, 2011

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


March 15, 2011

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:

 


March 15, 2011

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:

Issues:Our Veterans

March 8, 2011
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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.

Issues:Economy and Jobs

March 3, 2011

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:


March 1, 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: 


March 1, 2011

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.


February 24, 2011
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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.

 

Asked whether he had any misgivings about the fleet's continued presence in Bahrain, a key ally of Washington in the Middle East, Republican Representative Joe Wilson replied: "No, none."

 

Issues:Foreign Affairs