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March 31, 2008
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after visiting the University of South Carolina and Fort Jackson. Congressman Wilson was visiting as part of a congressional delegation which met with soldiers and drill instructors at the Recruiting and Retention School and basic training units at Fort Jackson as well as the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program at the University of South Carolina.
March 24, 2008
"I recently announced that I would not seek any earmark funding requests in the Fiscal Year 2009 spending bills. This decision was a necessary response to the misuse and abuse inherent in today's earmarking process - a system that values power and position over merit and continues to jeopardize the trust of the American people."
March 19, 2008
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War.
March 17, 2008
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a former real estate attorney, issued the following statement after introducing H.R. 5565, a bill to provide a $15,000 tax credit to individuals purchasing a single-family home.
March 13, 2008
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after House Democrats passed H.Con.Res. 312, a bloated and wasteful budget resolution.
March 11, 2008
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) announced today that he will not seek earmark requests in any Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations bills.
March 6, 2008
"More than a week ago, the Protect America Act - a law that closed loopholes in our intelligence surveillance capabilities - expired. Today, our ability to monitor foreign terrorists has been diminished, and some in Congress still refuse to bring a permanent extension of that act to the floor for a vote. They are withholding an important asset to our national security, all the while demanding that we first agree to punish American companies before protecting American families."
February 19, 2008
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement today after hearing reports that Fidel Castro would resign as president of Cuba and head of the Cuban military.
February 11, 2008
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after hearing of the passing of Representative Tom Lantos (CA-12), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
February 8, 2008
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) delivered the following speech on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday morning condemning the actions taken by the City of Berkeley, California to impede and slander Marine Corps recruiting efforts.