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June 30, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today expressed his disappointment after the House passed the Conference Report for the financial regulatory bill, H.R. 4173.
June 30, 2010
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission legal panel ruled yesterday that the U.S. Energy Department cannot withdraw its licensing application for Yucca Mountain to be a permanent nuclear waste repository. In a 47-page order, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruled Energy Secretary Steven Chu doesn't have the authority to pull the plug on a process that Congress started when it passed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act in 1982.
June 30, 2010
6.30.10 - The Newberry Observer: No more 2nd amendment inconsistencies
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June 28, 2010
The Supreme Court rightfully extended the reach of the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms to all 50 states by a vote of 5-4. The case, McDonald v. City of Chicago, is the second ruling on gun rights in three years, and substantially expounds on the 2008 Supreme Court decision in D.C. v. Heller that nullified the handgun ban in our nation's capital.
June 24, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today released the following statement as YouCut, a Republican interactive initiative, received its one millionth vote:
June 22, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), the top Republican on the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today released the following statement on General Stanley McChrystal's Rolling Stone article:
June 22, 2010
6.22.10 - The Hill - Soles, Souls, and Songs
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June 17, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a cosponsor of H.R. 5535 to save taxpayers $15 billion by selling excess federal land, released the following statement after Democrats defeated this cost-savings and common-sense proposal:
June 16, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) voted yesterday to repeal the provision in the government health care takeover that mandates Americans buy government-run insurance. The motion was voted down by House Democrats on a187-230 vote.Congressman Wilson released the following statement after the vote:
June 12, 2010
6.12.10 - Island Packet - Property Owner: Time Might be running out to expand Beaufort National Cemetery
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