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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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Sep 21, 2011

We call on the administration, the State Department to have at least some semblance of the human rights policy and stop giving money to those groups that have a hand-in-glove relationship with the Chinese dictatorship.

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Sep 20, 2011

In August 2009, the President stated, ``You do not raise taxes in a recession.'' This week, the same President proposed $1.5 trillion in higher taxes as more than 14 million Americans are without jobs. The President's tax increase proposal…

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Sep 15, 2011

Thank you, Mr. Scott, for your leadership. The Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act will prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from dictating where private businesses can and cannot choose to create jobs. The legislation…

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Sep 15, 2011

With more than 14 million Americans unemployed, the irresponsible agenda of the National Labor Relations Board is destroying more jobs. In April, the NLRB filed a complaint against The Boeing Company for creating thousands of jobs in a…

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Sep 14, 2011

The Nation's unemployment rate is a gruesome 9.1 percent. This marks the largest period of high unemployment since the Great Depression. More than 14 million Americans are unemployed. More than 25 million Americans who want a full-time job…

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Sep 13, 2011

Last Thursday the President addressed a joint session of Congress in order to describe his second stimulus. This proposal would create $447 billion in new spending, being paid for by tax increases. House Republicans remain committed to…

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Sep 12, 2011

10 years ago, in one of the most tragic moments of our country's history, terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners to murder nearly 3,000 innocent people on American soil. In this darkest hour, the people of our Nation came together to…

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Sep 12, 2011

the greatest spread of democracy and freedom in the history of the world.

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Sep 12, 2011

the primary function of the national government is national defense.

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Sep 8, 2011

I want service members to know they are talented people who are important and appreciated by the American people.

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Sep 8, 2011

I want to preface my statement by recognizing the tremendous work the Department of Defense and the service leadership has done to respond to the disturbing trend of suicide in our Armed Forces.

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Sep 8, 2011

Suicide is a difficult topic to discuss. Every suicide is a tragedy, but suicide by members of our military is even more difficult because they have given so much to this Nation.

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