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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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Mar 8, 2023

And then flash forward, in South Carolina tomorrow, even Congresswoman Manning will be surprised, we are celebrating the delivery of F-16 Block 70's to the Kingdom of Bahrain by Lockheed Martin in Greenville, South Carolina, not the other…

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Mar 8, 2023

And indeed, President Greenway, it has just been awesome to see the agreement between Lebanon and Israel.

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Mar 8, 2023

I would love to get your input later in regard to expanding Abraham Accords.

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Mar 8, 2023

it is bipartisan truly here in support of every effort to block the ability of Iran to have nuclear weapons.

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Mar 7, 2023

America is heavily in debt and living beyond its means. Last month, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office issued a report projecting a Federal budget deficit of $1.4 trillion for 2023. Further, the net interest on our national debt…

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Mar 7, 2023

Well, please keep us advised what we can do to reach and match the threat.

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Mar 7, 2023

With that, General Cotton, the communities in South Carolina's 2nd District, and our adjacent communities in Georgia, are extremely supportive of the plutonium pit production mission at the Savannah River Site.

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Mar 7, 2023

In fact, Congressman Moulton was absolutely correct, we have got to have a real deterrent that the enemy understands that they are very effective.

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Mar 7, 2023

Well, I would like to assure you that the citizens of central South Carolina and CSRA into Georgia are ready to back this up in every way.

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Feb 28, 2023

Since Biden has been in office, his irresponsible decisions, supported by the Democrat-led Congress, have left American families in financial stress. Inflation, at a 40-year high, has increased the cost of everyday items. We have…

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Feb 27, 2023

I am grateful to serve as chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, also known as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Last week, in Vienna, all democracies of the 57-member Parliamentary Assembly unanimously supported…

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Feb 27, 2023

Ukraine must be victorious to deter the Chinese Communist Party from attacking the 24 million people of Taiwan.

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Feb 27, 2023

the Department of Defense's Readiness Environmental Protection Integration program, known as REPI, is a vital tool for preserving the training missions and operations of military installations in South Carolina Midlands region.

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Feb 27, 2023

Governor Greg Gianforte, Senator Steve Daines, Congressman Ryan Zinke have all said that they would have welcomed to have the balloon shot down over Montana.

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Feb 27, 2023

The world is in a global competition between democracies with rule of law opposed by authoritarians with rule of gun.

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Feb 27, 2023

But, indeed, those are two locations that come to mind.

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Feb 27, 2023

And, indeed, we need to work with our NATO allies, Czech Republic and Romania.

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Feb 27, 2023

Again, it is so refreshing to see colleagues of both political parties across the country from South Carolina to Massachusetts to Pennsylvania. Actually, it is reflective of the deep affection that the people of America have as we…

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Feb 27, 2023

And I will tell you a beautiful location for energy independence, and it would be wonderful to spend a lot of time there, is the beautiful territory of Guam.

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Feb 27, 2023

We want a free and independent Taiwan.

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Feb 27, 2023

It is really refreshing to see Republicans and Democrats come together as we assist the people of Turkiye and Syria. The comments from Bill Keating are inspiring. I am just so grateful that he is one of the first cosponsors of the…

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Feb 27, 2023

To have a spy balloon come over our State, it's just, it's inconceivable.

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Feb 27, 2023

I agree with Chairman Mike Waltz that energy is so critical for our continuity at our installations and, additionally, a great opportunity, and that is small modular reactors.

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Feb 27, 2023

It's absurd, with pre-positioning of equipment when we hear that it may take a year to get equipment to Ukraine.

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Feb 27, 2023

We need to follow the example of the Czech Republic and then last week, Poland, providing equipment immediately.

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