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What do you get when Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces capture terrorists and discover AK-47 rifles, rocket-propelled grenade boosters, sniper scopes, plastic explosives, and blocks of TNT?

Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following statement regarding Congressman Tom DeLay’s (TX-22) decision to retire from Congress:

Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) spoke at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina regarding the Brigadier General Francis Marion Memorial Act (H.R. 5057). Senator Lindsey Graham also released a statement of support in favor of the legislation.

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Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following statement regarding the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision that Jasper County has the authority to build a commercial port on the Savannah River:

American soldiers, Coalition troops, and Iraqi Security Forces are working together to improve economic conditions throughout Iraq. In three years, they have made substantial progress in helping create a civil society which ensures freedom and opportunities for Iraqis, and strengthens the national security of the United States.

Ambassador Daniel Speckhard, U.S. Director of the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office, recently highlighted the tremendous economic progress in Iraq:

After leaders of the Democrat party unveiled their National Security Platform today at Union Station, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) expressed his concern about the sincerity and direction of their agenda:

"Today, Democrats came together at Union Station to unveil their grand platform for National Security. Maybe they assumed that surrounding themselves with maps, trains, and destination signs would provide their party with a better sense of direction?

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) circulated a letter to all members of Congress encouraging them to support H.R. 4974, bipartisan legislation to waive the application of certain requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with respect to India.

"As we carefully consider all aspects of this legislation, I am hopeful my colleagues will agree that nuclear cooperation with India will improve our nonproliferation efforts, create more American jobs, and strengthen our national security," said Wilson.