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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Mar 18, 2026

Iran has been at war for 47 years, murdering American families, justifying President Donald Trump to respond to the imminent threat from the Iranian regime. Since the 1979 embassy seizure in Tehran to sponsoring terrorism through puppets…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Mar 4, 2026

Mr. Speaker, over the weekend, the world watched President Donald Trump take courageous action against the murderous regime in Tehran; eliminating Khamenei with senior Iranian regime leaders, the architect of decades of terror, repression…

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Mar 4, 2026

To America's extraordinary sons and daughters deployed around the Middle East, By order of the President of the United States, we are embarking on a mission of profound consequence. The time for preparation is over. The time for action has…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Mar 4, 2026

the Tehran regime is the head of the snake of terrorism worldwide, chanting death to America. They have targeted, kidnapped, wounded, and killed thousands of Americans for 47 years. President Donald Trump repeatedly sought peace, but the…

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Sheri Biggs
@sheribiggs· Republican · SC· Mar 4, 2026

Mr. Speaker, America has dealt a clear and decisive blow to the Iranian terrorist regime. In times like this, we have to stay vigilant here at home. Rogue terrorists look for ways to strike back and create chaos. In some cases, they…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Feb 24, 2026

President Trump is delivering real relief for families in the form of lower costs for everyday items, creating jobs. Wages are growing faster than prices, putting more money into the pockets of Americans. Year over year, inflation fell…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Feb 12, 2026

war criminal Putin should apologize for his January 29 phone call pledge to President Donald Trump to avoid destroying utilities in Ukraine, while Putin accelerates attacks to freeze Ukrainians as Stalin starved Ukrainians. Putin should…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Feb 10, 2026

I am grateful that this week House Republicans, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, will vote on the SAVE Act. This legislation will work to ensure election security, restoring public trust in the electoral process. The bill would protect…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Feb 9, 2026

led by House Republicans with Speaker Mike Johnson, President Donald Trump has signed the Working Families Tax Cut Act into law. As a result, the tax code will be simplified for over 90 percent of families, turning tax season of dread into…

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Jim Clyburn
@jimclyburn· Democratic · SC· Feb 9, 2026

I would like to mention a little bit of history here that I think is very meaningful and helps to make the point that I really want to make tonight. I attended public and private schools in South Carolina, grade schools, before going off…

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Jim Clyburn
@jimclyburn· Democratic · SC· Feb 9, 2026

I rise tonight to join with my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus to pay homage to the Black men and women of our Armed Forces whose service and sacrifices have far too often gone unrecognized and underappreciated. To make…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Feb 9, 2026

I am especially disappointed with the outrageous sentencing of Chinese patriot Jimmy Lai.

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Jim Clyburn
@jimclyburn· Democratic · SC· Feb 9, 2026

I am going to close with something a bit more general because I have been wrestling with this for the better part of the last 4 or 5 years. It is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from the Birmingham City Jail. King, when he wrote that…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Feb 4, 2026

as the April tax deadline approaches, I am grateful that millions of Americans will keep larger tax cuts thanks to President Donald Trump signing the Working Families Tax Cut Act into law. Based on the great law, the One Big Beautiful Bill…

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Jim Clyburn
@jimclyburn· Democratic · SC· Feb 2, 2026

I thought about that often stated mantra that Black history is really America's history, and it is. It came very forcefully to me the last 2 weeks as I watched things happening in St. Paul and Minneapolis: I thought about Selma and…

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Joe Wilson
@joewilson· Republican · SC· Feb 2, 2026

last week, Governor Henry McMaster gave the South Carolina State of the State Address. I am grateful that under his leadership, the Palmetto State has had another historic year of over $900 billion of investments, creating 8,000 jobs…

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Jan 30, 2026

Laken Riley was murdered--dead today--because immigration policy was constructed to the point they had too many people and not enough beds and they let the man go. She is dead. A year ago today, we signed the law. There are a bunch of…

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Ralph Norman
@ralphnorman· Republican · SC· Jan 22, 2026

I agree with Ms. DeLauro. If the communities want these, that is fine. They ought to pay for them. I don't know whether my colleague realizes it or not, but we are $39 trillion in debt and counting. Let me just give my friend examples of…

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