Representative Joe Wilson

Representing the 2th District of South Carolina

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Jan 11, 2017 Press Release

House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry announced Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) will serve as the Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness for the 115th Congress:

Chairman Thornberry said:

Jan 11, 2017 Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after introducing the Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act, critical legislation to prevent the Department of Energy from constructing a new defense waste repository until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has

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Jan 6, 2017 Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement on the retirement of Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-3).

Jan 6, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after introducing the Protecting American Families’ Retirement Advice Act today:

Jan 5, 2017 Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon on the bipartisan resolution opposing the anti-Israel United Nations Security Council resolution.

Watch his remarks here.

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Jan 3, 2017 Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after being sworn in to the 115th Congress:

“I am grateful to be sworn in as the elected representative for the people of South Carolina’s Second Congressional District and look forward to continuing my service in the new Congress.

Jan 3, 2017 Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement on the Rules vote yesterday: 

"I opposed the amendment to amend the rules on the Office of Congressional Ethics. Since I was elected to Congress, I have pledged to be accessible and accountable. Elected officials should be held to a higher standard of scrutiny with an open process and full due process." 

Dec 28, 2016 Press Release

"I am thrilled by the appointment of Thomas Bossert to Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. Mr. Bossert has been a long time advocate for a strong, national cyber security policy. I look forward to working with him to protect American families and to implement an effective, inter-agency cyber plan."

Dec 28, 2016 Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following statement in reaction to Secretary John Kerry's remarks today on the Middle East: 

"Secretary John Kerry’s disastrous speech today at the State Department reveals willful ignorance putting Israeli and American families at risk of more terrorist attacks. This confirms a legacy of failure. 

Dec 27, 2016 Press Release

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) announced his 2017 Legislative Agenda at media presentations across the Second Congressional District of South Carolina, visiting West Columbia, Aiken, North Augusta, Barnwell, and Orangeburg.

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Jul 23, 2014 In The News

The $34 billion Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that passed the House recently is by no means perfect legislation.

But there are many important aspects of the bill to cheer about, not least the funding to continue the MOX project at Savannah River Site.

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Jul 15, 2014 In The News

A United States House appropriations committee passed a bill Thursday that, if adopted, would provide $345 million for construction of the Savannah River Site’s MOX facility.

The Energy and Water Appropriations bill has been debated this week, with members of the committee offering up various amendments.