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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. He is the 8th living r
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.
Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Joe Wilson issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s Fiscal year 2015 budget proposal.
After five and a half years and five federal reviews, the president still refuses to approve the application permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. His reasoning is centered on incorrect environmental concerns. During the late afternoon on Friday, Jan.
By JAMIE SELF — jself@thestate.com
COLUMBIA, SC — A federal government shutdown, which could come this week, would mean no new federal contracts for S.C. businesses, furloughs for some federal workers and delayed pay for others, who must continue to work because they are deemed essential to protecting life and property.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sep 24, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On September 11, 2013, ceremonies were held across the nation to pay tribute to the fallen heroes of that tragic day in 2001. From a farm field in Pennsylvania to a memorial garden outside Washington, D.C., family members, colleagues, and fellow Americans took time to acknowledge the sacrifice those heroes gave.
Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement after the House passed legislation to address increased student loan interest rates.
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act.
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement in recognition of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the government healthcare takeover bill known as “Obamacare.”