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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today unveiled his legislation agenda for 2013. Wilson held three press conferences throughout South Carolina's Second Congressional District in West Columbia, Aiken, and North Augusta to announce his priorities for the 113^th Congress.

Chairman Joe Wilson of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel (SC-02) issued the following statement after introducing H.R. 32, the Military Surviving Equity Act of 2013. Currently, the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is offset, dollar-for-dollar, by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) plan, which is not what Congress intended. This bill would eliminate the offset, also known as the "widow's tax," on approximately 60,000 widows and widowers of our Armed Forces.

Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces announced the approval of a reprogramming request of $34.2 million dollars from the Salt Waste Processing Facility's (SWPF) operational account to its construction account. The reprogramming request will save 700 construction jobs at Savannah Rive Site (SRS):

House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following statement as prepared for delivery on the House floor regarding the Conference Report on H.R. 4310—National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013:

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced Tim Scott will replace Senator Jim DeMint in the United States Senate:

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement this afternoon after being reappointed Chairman of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee for the 113^th Congress by House Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon (CA-25) and Republican Leadership:

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) hosted a meeting earlier today with David Huizenga, the Department of Energy's (DOE) Senior Advisor for Environmental Management, and Dr. Dave Moody, the DOE Operations Manager at Savannah River Site (SRS). In addition to Congressman Wilson, staffers from every South Carolina Congressional office were in attendance as well as Congressman Trey Gowdy (SC-04). Congressman Wilson held the meeting to bring awareness to possible budget shortfalls at SRS and to start a dialogue towards finding solutions to avoid unsustainable cuts.

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after Senator Jim DeMint announced his resignation: