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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 This piece of legislation removes an outdated federal law that prevents private-sector employers from offering employees the option to accrue paid time off or "comp time" for working overtime hours: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
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed a bill to reprogram or transfer funds within the FAA budget to address the air traffic control furloughs created under sequestration.
WHAT: In an effort to better connect the veterans living in South Carolina's Second Congressional District with the resources available to them, Congressman Joe Wilson will be hosting a Veterans Fair.
WHO: Congressman Joe Wilson, veterans' organizations, government agency representatives, local employers, and various other local organizations such as: Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, SC National Guard, etc.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 10am-2pm
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing today on the Status of implementation of the requirements of the VOW Act and the recommendations of the Presidential Veteran Employment Initiative Task Force for the DOD Transition Assistance Program -Goals, Plans, and Success (GPS).
The fiscal year 2014 defense budget that was recently submitted to Congress contains many of the same requests that we have seen in previous years. The President's Administration has a history of continually cutting resources from the Department of Defense. Sadly, this year's budget makes no exception. Cutting resources from our defense, which places our national security at risk, is not the way our military should be forced to proceed.
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement in reaction to Tax Freedom Day, the day when the nation as a whole has earned enough money to fund its annual tax bill.