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Joe Graves Wilson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he has been involved in various legislative efforts during his tenure in Congress. Wilson is known for his focus on issues such as military and veterans' affairs, education, and energy policy. He has also been active in promoting economic development in South Carolina.
For over 1,700 days, the administration has delayed the Keystone XL pipeline application. According to a recent Pew Research poll, two-thirds of the American people from both political parties support the project. Last night, there was a…
Time and time again, the President and the liberal-controlled Senate have disregarded initiatives to create jobs. This week, the House will vote on an all-of-the-above energy policy that will create 20,000 shovel-ready jobs, 100,000…
It really cannot be the case. And it is difficult for our governments to have relations as usual as long as Jacob Ostreicher is there.
I have met with Evo Morales on different occasions, once right here in this building in my office, once in Bolivia.
Yesterday, the House passed the 37th piece of legislation that replaces, repeals, or defunds the government health care takeover bill. House Republicans warned the American people that the legislation's effect would be devastating to…
Thank you, Dr. Roe, for yielding. Today, House Republicans will vote for the 37th time to repeal or defund ObamaCare. Prior to its deal-making passage in 2010, the National Federation of Independent Business, America's largest organization…
The expansion of Big Government is a threat to the American people. According to Politico, the administration: had obtained records that listed incoming and outgoing calls and the duration of these calls for work and personal phone numbers…
South Carolina is very fortunate. Due to the quality of life in South Carolina, tens of thousands are moving to the Palmetto State from the Midwest and Northeast, and from around the world. South Carolina has gained a new seat in Congress…
Last week was very revealing about misstatements of truth from the White House. On Wednesday, the administration was heavily criticized as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing, led by Chairman Darrell Issa…
One thing has become very clear during the reprogramming, and that is that we need a budget, not another continuing resolution for 2014.
Concerns have been brought to me that the tanks will not have adequate funding to receive the waste streams.
I would like to know the rationale behind adequately funding the canyon, then slashing both its waste stream and recipient.
I certainly want to reassure the American people we are--have extraordinary monitoring capability.
Shouldn't we take a look at what options are possible for boost-phase missile defense?
HASC Republican members sent a letter to the President, arguing that the Obama administration has once again offered up America's missile defense as a bargaining chip.
On Friday, I was grateful to conduct a town hall in Aiken, South Carolina, where I listened to hundreds of constituents who are very concerned about the reprogramming request at the Savannah River site. Fortunately, over the weekend, the…
I want to assure you that Congresswoman Davis and I are maintaining the high standards of the military personnel subcommittee that you established.
Today the subcommittee will hear testimony on the Transition Assistance Program run by the Department of Defense, Department of Labor, and Department of Veterans Affairs which assist transitioning military members as they prepare to…
Thank you, Dr. Wenstrup. And thank all of you for being here today. We can certainly see your commitment to working with military service members, military families and retirees.
On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration began furloughing air traffic controllers due to the President's sequestration. As a result, American families are set to experience longer security lines, flight delays, and more hardships…
I hope we can proceed with that. Energy, which would be so important for that country to continue its development.
I am cautiously optimistic that we have made significant progress with the insider threat.
We are not going to eliminate the Taliban from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. The question is can we contain them and what is the best strategy for containing them?
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