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June 30, 2014

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a decision in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case.


June 26, 2014

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in NLRB v. Noel Canning that President Obama's "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board in January 2012 were unconstitutional.


June 19, 2014
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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after attending Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter's Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House. On November 21, 2010, Corporal Kyle Carpenter of Gilbert, South Carolina, risked his life for a fellow Marine when he threw himself on a hand grenade while keeping watch on a rooftop in Afghanistan.

Issues:National SecurityOur Veterans

June 19, 2014

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after attending Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter's Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House. On November 21, 2010, Corporal Kyle Carpenter of Gilbert, South Carolina, risked his life for a fellow Marine when he threw himself on a hand grenade while keeping watch on a rooftop in Afghanistan.


June 11, 2014
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Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel issued the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee received testimony from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and DOD General Counsel Stephen Preston regarding the transfer of five senior Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


May 30, 2014

(Washington, DC) – Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel issued the following statement after President Obama announced he had accepted Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki's resignation.

Issues:Our Veterans

May 29, 2014

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) announced plans to recognize Zachary Valsecchi, a third grader at Round Top Elementary School in Blythewood, South Carolina, as the winner of the First Annual Second Congressional District Elementary School Challenge.

Issues:Education

May 28, 2014

Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel issued the following statement after sending a letter to President Obama requesting Secretary of Veteran Affairs Eric Shinseki be removed from his position immediately.

Issues:Our Veterans

May 22, 2014

Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel issued the following statement after the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act of FY2015. This piece of legislation is the avenue for funding our military and vital national security projects.


May 21, 2014

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement in response to President Obama's statement after meeting with Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki this morning. In conjunction, the House is also scheduled to vote on H.R. 4031, the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014.

Issues:Our Veterans