Joe Wilson actually said...

"Thank you, Chairman Ted Deutch, for calling this important hearing, examining the Trump Administration's policy objectives for the turbulent Middle East."

"We do not want taxpayer dollars going to prop up Assad."

"But to ensure that this murderous ideology of ISIS does not resurrect from the ashes of Syria and Iran will require an enduring American commitment."

"And I am grateful that we have bipartisan legislation on this point."