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Joe Wilson

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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.

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Jul 31, 2012

I agree 100 percent with Representative Smith, I put Americans in jail for 25 years.

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Jul 31, 2012

In a recent opinion piece submitted to Politico, Jeffrey Zients, the Acting Director for the Office of Management and Budget, wrote: As President Barack Obama has said many times, the sequester wasn't meant to be implemented. It was…

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Jul 31, 2012

And that is just unfortunate for our country.

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Jul 31, 2012

I am very, very concerned about what I have heard today.

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Jul 31, 2012

Additionally, in your testimony you indicated this will affect our service members who are serving overseas, actually in the line of fire.

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Jul 25, 2012

Defense sequestration is a very real danger that will threaten our national security, put our brave men and women in uniform at risk, and destroy up to 1 million jobs across our country. Sadly, the President avoids action on this extremely…

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Jul 24, 2012

Since the President took office, his administration has enacted over 400 new government regulations limiting small business owners from creating new jobs. This year alone, the Federal Register has published over 41,000 pages of regulations…

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Jul 23, 2012

This month, in Politico, Todd Harrison, a defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, warned of the impacts that sequestration will have on the Department of Defense civilian work force if action is not taken. If…

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Jul 23, 2012

What Afghanistan has to offer is more heartache and trouble.

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Jul 23, 2012

For the foreseeable future, what Afghanistan has to offer is trouble and difficulty.

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Jul 17, 2012

Sadly, the President has threatened a veto. The Senate has not taken up the legislation.

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Jul 17, 2012

The Hill newspaper published a special report a few weeks ago, bringing more attention to the very real threat of defense sequestration. Many people are under the false impression that defense spending represents a significantly larger…

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Jul 17, 2012

Thank you for your leadership. You have proposed legislation that would address sequestration.

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Jul 17, 2012

And it is an extraordinary coincidence, each of you have identified a date prior to November 6, which is Election Day. So this is something the American people need to know.

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Jul 17, 2012

As we conclude, we have just received sad news of a terrorist attack on a bus in Burgas, Bulgaria, and I want to express my sympathy for the tourists from Israel and our NATO ally Bulgaria.

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Jul 17, 2012

Jobs. Military families truly are put at risk.

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Jul 17, 2012

I particularly appreciate it. I represent the communities of Fort Jackson, Fort Gordon. I want the best for our troops, for their health and safety.

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Jul 10, 2012

Tomorrow House Republicans will vote for the 32nd time to repeal, defund, or dismantle the President's government health care takeover bill. Not only will this legislation grow the size of government, limiting freedom, it will also levy 21…

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Jul 10, 2012

I would like to thank Chairman Kline for yielding. I am thankful for his leadership on this very important issue promoting limited government and expanding freedom. Due to the passage of ObamaCare, America is set to experience the largest…

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Jun 29, 2012

Yesterday's decision by the Supreme Court to uphold ObamaCare is discouraging for America's small businesses by destroying jobs and threatening families with the loss of their insurance policies. When the President lobbied for the passage…

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Jun 28, 2012

Today's decision by the Supreme Court is extremely disappointing, undermining limited government and expanded freedom. The decision reveals ObamaCare as a huge tax increase on middle class taxpayers, destroying jobs. We should have health…

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Jun 27, 2012

Americans will find out what we've been anxiously awaiting for the past 2 years: whether or not the government health care takeover bill is constitutional. Tomorrow, at 10 a.m., people across the Nation will be closely watching and…

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Jun 26, 2012

Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld section 2(b), or the ``Check Your Papers'' provision, of the Arizona immigration law. This requires the police to check the immigration status of persons whom they detain before releasing. Upholding this…

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Jun 20, 2012

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced yesterday that the number of job openings is at its lowest point in 5 months. The number of available jobs dropped from 3.7 million in March to 3.4 million in April. This fact shows that the…

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Jun 19, 2012

Last Friday, the President revealed a new policy that promotes illegal aliens who are in our country from deportation. This shifts jobs from lawful Americans to illegal aliens. As a former immigration attorney myself, we welcome legal…

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