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September 22, 2003
Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) announced that Barnwell County will receive $163,271 through a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funds were made available through the Health Care Facilities Construction Project under the Health Resources and Services Administration.
September 17, 2003
“Mr. Speaker, yesterday I returned from a delegation to Iraq organized by Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Ike Skelton,” said Congressman Wilson. “We visited with troops from Baghdad to Al Hillah in the South and Mosoul in the North, hearing directly from the heroes who won the war and are now winning the peace in the War on Terror.”
September 11, 2003
“Mr. Speaker, this moment marks the second anniversary of the surprise terrorist attacks on America in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania.
September 10, 2003
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) made the following remarks on the House Floor regarding H. Res. 266, a resolution commending the Clemson University Tigers men's golf team for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Golf Championship.
September 5, 2003
“Mr. Speaker, September 19, 2003, is National POW-MIA Recognition Day and I urge my colleagues on that day to take a moment and reflect on the families whose loved one has never returned home,” said Rep. Wilson.
August 19, 2003
Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) announced the promotion of Earl F. Brown, Jr., a Columbia resident, to Deputy District Director of the Second Congressional District of South Carolina. Mr. Brown, who previously served as Special Assistant to Rep. Wilson, will continue to work from the Midlands Congressional Office located at 1700 Sunset Boulevard in West Colombia, S.C.
August 14, 2003
The late Congressman Floyd Spence would be proud of his successor, Joe Wilson. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, which Spence chaired the better part of the 1990s, Wilson is staying abreast of U.S. military needs.
July 25, 2003
“Mr. Speaker, on July 27 we will honor the 50th anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting of the Korean War. On that day, I encourage all Americans to remember the courageous men and women who sacrificed to prevent the spread of Communism and restore the freedom of South Korea,” said Rep. Wilson.
July 23, 2003
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend India on its annual celebration of Independence Day on August 15, 1947. Happy 56th birthday, Republic of India, the world's largest democracy and friend of America, the world's oldest democracy. On that day, India became a free nation, modeling its constitution after our own. For nearly 56 years, the people of India have faithfully adhered to democratic principles,” said Rep. Wilson.
July 18, 2003
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the courage and bravery of a newlywed couple from Greenville, South Carolina. This past Sunday, Walt and Donyelle Wilkins were flying to their honeymoon destination in the Bahamas when their commuter flight crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off Abaco Island,” said Rep. Wilson.