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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.
I thank Chairman Phil Roe for yielding, and I appreciate his leadership on this issue for American families. Mr. Speaker, I am in strong support of the resolution to disapprove of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule. This 1,000-page…
Just 5 years ago, South Carolina veterans struggled to find a job, facing an unemployment rate of over 20 percent. Today, veteran unemployment has dropped to just 4.4 percent, one of the lowest in the country. Veterans have unique…
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives was represented at the Supreme Court during oral arguments for United States v. Texas, the challenge by 25 States to the President's illegal executive action on illegal aliens. Article I of the…
As our closest ally in the Middle East, Israel faces some of the greatest threats in its history.
Today marks tax day, a day when Americans must file their taxes. The broken Tax Code is nearly 75,000 pages and has excessive regulations, destroys jobs, and lacks certainty. The tax bill is too high for hardworking American families. This…
Last month, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency testified that ISIL-Daesh will attempt mass murder within the United States. Sadly, despite these many threats, the President has failed to take ISIL seriously, dismissing them as…
I would ask that this be the highest priority in every single discussion with the Iranians.
I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues on the committee in ensuring proper oversight of the implementation of the bizarre Iranian nuclear deal.
The budget number is particularly significant this year because of the threat of Iran...
The amount of time and effort that's being put into that is actually reducing their ability to hire and extend hours for current employees.
Well, actually, they did. They actually Walmart actually came to us to help them with what they referred to as their arcane and somewhat outdated bonus structure system.
Well, I would just add in terms of public safety that, you know, in terms of hospitals, you know, the nurses, the technicians, there's a very key public safety component to that, particularly in an emergency situation that where comp time…
No, it has not. This it's new. The administrator interpretive letters is new to this current administration.
They're for-profit companies as opposed to universities that have much tighter budgets...
It certainly doesn't, and that's what employers are really desperate for this point in time.
That's a great question. I haven't seen that amongst our members yet. They're hiring where hiring is needed and necessary.
They are looking at their workforces. They are trying to determine what impacts a salary level threshold of around $50,000 would have on their employees.
In a letter to the President, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce revealed, ``Since your administration announced normalized relations with Havana, the regime's repression of basic human rights has gone from bad to worse. In…
The President's failing visit to Cuba was dismissed by the Communist foreign minister, who declared ``under no circumstance is the realization of internal changes in Cuba on the negotiation table.'' Since the President's outreach to the…
With the attacks in Brussels, it is another reminder we are in a global war on terrorism, and it is continuing.
the American people need to know it is a global war on terrorism; 9/11 must not be forgotten.
I am very concerned that if they had to deploy tomorrow, they would be sent into a fight unprepared and ill equipped.
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