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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 19, 2018

Is this the maximum executable within the public and private industrial base?

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Mar 14, 2018

In December 2017 the President courageously changed the U.S. policy to provide defensive lethal assistance to Ukraine.

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Mar 14, 2018

I greatly appreciate Dr. Terry Michalske, who is the Executive Vice President and Director of the Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory, located at the Savannah River site in South Carolina's Second Congressional…

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Mar 14, 2018

Thank you very much, again, for your leadership. And the persons serving with you, God bless you.

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Mar 14, 2018

Your mission is absolutely critical, with little room for error.

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Mar 13, 2018

I am particularly grateful for the leadership of the domain of space by Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Jim Cooper.

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Mar 13, 2018

I very much appreciate the focus that the Department of Defense is putting forth on this space area of responsibility.

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Mar 7, 2018

What can be done to maintain a healthy U.S. Merchant Marine and the commercial fleet?

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Mar 7, 2018

This week we have representatives from the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership, MEP, visiting for their annual legislative day. MEPs are public-private partnerships that help small- and medium-size manufacturers grow their…

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Mar 7, 2018

So it is a very precipitous decline.

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Mar 7, 2018

That is stunning, and the American people need to know that.

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Mar 6, 2018

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank each of you for your service to our Nation.

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Mar 6, 2018

Israel is America's treasured ally in the Middle East, and we must stand up for our friends when they are being treated unfairly. Recently, we have seen the United Nations targeting Israel with six anti-Israel resolutions passed in the…

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Mar 6, 2018

one of my concerns is not only about the cultivation of research, development, test, and evaluation, RDTE, but the protection of subsequent intellectual property.

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Mar 5, 2018

Thank you very much, Congressman Gallagher.

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Mar 5, 2018

We know those Marines will be greeted warmly by the resident Member of Congress.

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Mar 5, 2018

In 2002, after extensive research by the Department of Energy (DOE), scientists concluded that Yucca Mountain met all the requirements to act as a repository for high level radioactive waste. After which, the DOE applied for the license…

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Mar 5, 2018

And that is really encouraging, to see it is not adversarial, that it can be, working together, mutually beneficial to U.S.-Chinese relations and then extraordinarily beneficial in the countries where you are operating.

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Mar 5, 2018

Well, we are really pleased on behalf of our country the different options you are looking into.

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Mar 5, 2018

President Ronald Reagan frequently used the phrase, 'peace through strength.' I agree with President Reagan, and I believe we must maintain a high state of readiness across our armed services in order to achieve that goal.

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Mar 5, 2018

Well, this is encouraging. And I am sure that USAID [U.S. Agency for International Development] and other government agencies are helpful too.

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Mar 5, 2018

I am grateful to welcome each of you to this hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Readiness Subcommittee, on the state of the Marine Corps readiness.

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Mar 5, 2018

As terrorists flee from the Middle East because of our successful military efforts there, I am concerned about other emerging terrorist threats trying to establish operations in Africa.

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Feb 27, 2018

Roxanne and I will be forever grateful for the positive impact Reverend Billy Graham has had for American families and the world. Reverend Graham had the amazing ability to digest the stories and lessons in the Bible and relay that…

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Feb 26, 2018

recently, the United Nations released a remarkably gruesome report outlining North Korea's ongoing efforts to assist Syria building chemical weapons.

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