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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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Dec 16, 2020

The Washington Times editorial board is appreciated for publishing ``Joy, and Vaccines to the World,'' where they praised President Donald Trump for his efforts to bring a vaccine to the United States faster than any other vaccine in…

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Dec 9, 2020

I am grateful for Major Jeremy E. Tillman, who has been serving in the Washington office of the Second Congressional District of South Carolina from the Army for the past year as a Defense fellow. Major Tillman has been deployed twice: to…

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Dec 8, 2020

Is there more that Congress can do to back up sanctions against the Assad regime?

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Dec 8, 2020

I congratulate Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry for their dedicated work on developing this bipartisan bill appropriately named in honor of Chairman Mac Thornberry, an American patriot. As a member of the conference…

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Dec 8, 2020

This Saturday, America recognizes 150 years since Joseph Rainey, the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, took office. I am grateful for South Carolinian Joseph Rainey, a Republican, a champion of civil…

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Dec 8, 2020

And that is that, indeed, we appreciate Chairman Eliot Engel on his bipartisanship and the success that you have had in Congress and the Caesar Act.

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Dec 7, 2020

I strongly caution the courts, the United States, and our allies, that we must now--we must not allow it to become an ethnic court.

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Dec 7, 2020

Still, this court is part of a larger problem with how the United States has been approaching Kosovo.

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Dec 7, 2020

Let me be absolutely clear. Anyone who committed war crimes on any side should be prosecuted and brought to justice. Period.

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Dec 3, 2020

Congratulations to Ritedose Corporation of Columbia, a South Carolina company on the front lines of America's spectacular effort to secure a coronavirus vaccine. Thursday, it was announced that Ritedose has been selected as a subcontractor…

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Dec 2, 2020

The defeated Democrat candidate for Senate acknowledged South Carolina Republicans swept to remarkable victories on the local, State, and Federal levels due to the coattails of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence…

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Nov 18, 2020

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), the sponsor of the bill.

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Nov 18, 2020

I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Steve Chabot, who is a proven champion for conservation and for ecosystems beneficial to countries around…

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Nov 18, 2020

Congratulations to former Prime Minister Maia Sandu on being elected the new President of Moldova on Sunday. Correspondent Corneliu Rusnac has reported, ``Pro-Western candidate wins Moldovan Presidential election,'' and that ``Maia Sandu…

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Nov 18, 2020

Again, there being no further speakers, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, for over 3 months, we have watched, being inspired, as the Belarusian people have peacefully demanded that their voices be heard and that new…

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Nov 17, 2020

With America under attack by the Wuhan virus, President Donald Trump announced Operation Warp Speed, led by Vice President Mike Pence. Operation Warp Speed is America's commonsense path toward a historic effort to safely bring the virus…

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Nov 17, 2020

President Donald Trump was extraordinarily successful in South Carolina, overcoming the biased fake news to have a tremendous victory. The voters appreciated record job growth for African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans, along…

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Sep 30, 2020

There could not be a greater contrast of the difference between freedom and democracy and totalitarian existence in the Korean Peninsula.

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Sep 30, 2020

We in Congress will never cease to advocate for the liberty of the freedom-loving and deserving people of Iran who have been hijacked and oppressed by the terrorist regime in Tehran.

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Sep 30, 2020

On Tuesday, the insightful columnist Star Parker provided an extraordinary analysis, ``Supreme Court Fight is about Life and Death,'' in the Aiken Standard. ``Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader, says, `Our number one goal must be to…

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Sep 29, 2020

We think that this will strengthen deterrence along NATO's southeastern flank in a very positive way.

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Sep 29, 2020

There is no doubt that China and Russia are our main competitors and they continue malign activity in Africa.

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Sep 29, 2020

I visited MK [Mihail Kogalniceanu] Air Base in Romania with Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo when it was established as a logistics hub.

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Sep 29, 2020

I visited our base there in Novo Selo in 2008 at its meager beginning, and now it is a world-class training facility.

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Sep 29, 2020

I am particularly grateful that President Trump has expanded the troop presence in Poland. This is a deterrence to Putin aggression.

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