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Congressman Andy Barr (KY) joined Congressman John Fleming, MD (LA) and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC) today to announce the introduction of H.R. 2010, the Live by the Laws You Write Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. This simple, two-page legislation aims to close Obamacare's congressional loophole and ensure that Congress is not exempt from the laws that it writes.
The money requested by the Department of Energy was approved Wednesday by two House and two Senate committees. The proposal, which would reassign funding from other projects to SRS, was delayed more than a month until the White House office gave its first OK this month.
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after Congress approved the reprogram request submitted by the Savannah River Site:
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement regarding allegations of criminal behavior against a sexual assault prevention and response coordinator stationed at Fort Hood:
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act. This piece of legislation requires the Treasury to follow through with debt payments, removes the threat of national default, and protects our seniors and those with disabilities by granting the authority to continue extending benefits, even if the debt ceiling is not increased.
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013. This piece of legislation removes an outdated federal law that prevents private-sector employers from offering employees the option to accrue paid time off or "comp time" for working overtime hours:
Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel issued the following statement after receiving the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military:
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) sent the following statement after learning that the Savannah River Site's reprogramming request had been received by both Houses of Congress:
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) along with Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03) and Congressman Tom Rice (SC-07) sent a letter to the President's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Sylvia Burwell encouraging immediate action on the Savannah River Site's reprogramming request. This is the second written appeal Congressman Wilson has made to OMB on behalf of the Savannah River Site's request to transfer previously appropriated funds to different accounts. Once approved, the Site will revert back to normal operations with a full dedicated workforce in tact.
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) announced plans to hold a town hall meeting in Aiken to address the recent concerns of furloughs due to sequestration at the Savannah River Site:
Friday, May 3, 2013
10-11AM
USC-Aiken's Convocation Center
375 Robert M. Bell Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801