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February 14, 2013

Chairman Joe Wilson of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel (SC-02) issued the following statement after introducing H.R. ___, the Healthcare for Early Retirement Eligible Reservists Act of 2013. This bill allows retirees of the National Guard and Reserve to receive medical and dental care at military treatment facilities prior to reaching age 60. The fiscal year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act granted qualifying retired reservists within our Armed Forces the ability to obtain early retirement, but did not grant healthcare benefits.


February 12, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement this evening in response to President Obama's State of the Union address:

"With a national debt of over sixteen trillion dollars, record unemployment on the rise, and a shrinking national GDP, now is the time for the President to work with Congress to achieve balanced solutions to put our economy back on the path to prosperity. This evening's remarks by President Obama conveyed to the American people that our Commander in Chief does not believe we have a spending problem,


February 6, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) will open a new permanent district office in Aiken and an office space to be visited routinely by staff in North Augusta.

Ribbon Cutting for New Offices in Aiken County

10:00 AM

Aiken

Office of Congressman Joe Wilson- 828 Richland Ave. West, Suite 300

2:00PM

North Augusta

North Augusta Municipal Building – 100 Georgia Avenue

*Media Availability following ribbon cuttings.


February 6, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 444, the Require A PLAN Act:


February 5, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after sending a letter to President Obama in support of the MOX project, a Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) at the Savannah River Site.

Issues:Energy

February 1, 2013

(West Columbia) – Congressman Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement in observance of the American Heart Association's National Wear Red Day:

"Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States and takes the life of one in three women each year. This disease also kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. These facts are a cause for action and our community must join together to spread awareness of heart disease to all the women in our lives.


February 1, 2013
Article

Sunday, The State published concerns about the MOX facility, a project under construction at the Savannah River Site, for projected cost increases and the lack of a committed utility purchaser for the fuel.

Issues:Energy

January 25, 2013
Editorial

Four Months After Benghazi, Questions and Security Concerns Are Still Left Unanswered
By: Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02)

Issues:National SecurityForeign Affairs

January 23, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing where Secretary of State Clinton testified about the Benghazi terrorist attack:


January 23, 2013

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed the No Budget, No Pay Act by a vote of 285-144: