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March 24, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, released the following prepared remarks today for the subcommittee’s joint hearing with the Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities Subcommittee on Department of Defense (DOD) health information technology.
March 19, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after the Democrat leadership passed a constitutionally-questionable tax increase in response to their own spending bill which cleared the way for bonus payments to AIG executives. Democrats had opposed efforts by House Republicans to get 100% of the taxpayer dollars back.
March 18, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today applauded the U.S. Army’s decision to significantly curtail the use of stop-loss for American military personnel and compensate soldiers who have been impacted by the policy.
March 18, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, released the following prepared remarks for today’s hearing of the House Armed Services Subcommittees on Readiness and Military Personnel entitled, “Medical Infrastructure: Are Health Affairs/TRICARE Management Activity Priorities Aligned With Service Requirements?”
March 17, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives today highlighting the tax increases on American families included in the Democrat Budget.
March 12, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today released the following prepared remarks for the subcommittee’s hearing to receive an overview of military resale and morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) programs.
March 11, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after Dixie-Narco and their parent company, Crane Company, announced the expansion of nearly 1000 jobs at their Williston plant.
March 10, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement as Democrats introduced the “Employee Free Choice Act” – job-killing legislation that strips American workers of their right to a secret ballot election when choosing to join a union.
March 6, 2009
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel today held its second hearing in a series focused on sexual assault in the military. Today’s hearing focused on ongoing efforts to prevent sexual assault. Subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Wilson (R-SC) released the following prepared remarks for the hearing.
March 6, 2009
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a housing bill that will bailout irresponsible behavior at the expense of taxpayers and those who played by the rules.