Sep 8, 2011
House Republicans today are seeking to empower parents through the Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act. Charter schools are public schools created through a contract with an authorized agency or local school district…
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 8, 2011
I am also grateful for Ranking Member Susan Davis' work she did as chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee to bring attention to the psychological stress in the military.
Sep 8, 2011
I have the privilege to represent the 3rd District of North Carolina, the home of Camp Lejeune Marine Base.
Sep 7, 2011
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August jobs report. Unfortunately, the news was grim. Unemployment remained at 9.1 percent with zero jobs being created in August. This is another tragedy for millions of American…
Aug 1, 2011
This weekend, South Carolina lost one of its greatest leaders, United States District Judge Matthew J. Perry. Judge Perry symbolized courage and leadership and was a towering figure during the civil rights movement of the 1950s through the…
Jul 30, 2011
Led by the positive leadership of Speaker John Boehner, House Republicans passed the best bipartisan solution to the debt ceiling last week, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011. Liberals in the Senate chose to hide and had a tabling vote…
Jul 29, 2011
When the President is correct, we should thank him, such as keeping open the Guantanamo Bay detention facility despite his promise to close it. And in the recent past, as Senator in 2006, the President was correct: ``The fact that we are…
Jul 28, 2011
Today I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to Paul Callahan, a dedicated staff member in the office of the Second Congressional District of South Carolina. After 8 years in Washington, Paul will be departing the office at the end…
Jul 27, 2011
In The Wall Street Journal, Fred Barnes documented on July 21 that in 1993 Canada faced a fiscal disaster similar to the one we're facing today. Government spending was on the rise, huge deficits were setting peacetime records, the economy…
Jul 26, 2011
I appreciate the leadership of Congressman Lee Terry of Nebraska to develop H.R. 1938, the North American-Made Energy Security Act. H.R. 1938 would expedite the Presidential Permit approval process for the Keystone XL pipeline extension…
Jul 26, 2011
On Friday, Dr. Milton Wolf in The Washington Times reported, in the last 2 years, over 2 million private sector jobs have been lost, that unemployment has increased by 1.5 percentage points, that the U.S. dollar is 12 percent weaker, and…
Jul 20, 2011
It was an honor to be here earlier with Congressman Ted Poe from Texas explaining about the Federal lands and how they could be developed to create jobs and opportunity. It is particularly fitting that the Speaker pro tem at this moment is…
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