Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Joe Wilson [R, SC-2]

House bill would push military on sexual assaults

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...McClendon is facing charges that include taking and possessing inappropriate photos and videos of at least a dozen women. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., the military personnel subcommittee chairman, said the proposed changes are significant and will give assa

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DoD's request for 1% military pay raise, Tricare fee hikes rejected by House panel

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...and again rejected efforts to increase Tricare fees for military retirees and their families. The draft bill prepared by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., the panel chairman, calls for the 1.8 percent pay raise required by law to keep pace with private sector wa

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Army: Soldier taped female cadets

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...to come forward without fear of retribution. But military leaders and lawmakers say that’s not enough. South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson, a top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, told POLITICO on Wednesday the West Point case is “outrage

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House panel approves changes to military's sexual assault laws

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...Wednesday as part of the 2014 defense authorization bill. Draft legislation released Tuesday showed the committee chairman, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., gathered a wide range of proposals from other lawmakers into the sweeping package of change that could,

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House panel approves changes to military's sexual assault laws

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...as part of the 2014 defense authorization bill. Draft legislation released Tuesday showed the committee chairman, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., gathered a wide range of proposals from other lawmakers into the sweeping package of change that could, in some ca

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House panel approves changes to military's sexual assault laws

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

House panel approves changes to military's sexual assault laws

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

U.S. lawmakers target military commanders’ discretion in sex-assault cases

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...a woman in a parking lot. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski was removed from his post after the Air Force learned of his arrest. Rep. Joe Wilson, a Republican and the military personnel subcommittee chairman, said the proposed changes are significant and will

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House panel poised to reject lower pay raise, Tricare fee hikes

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...and rejects, again, efforts to increase Tricare fees for military retirees and their families. The draft bill prepared by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., the panel chairman, calls for the 1.8 percent pay raise required by law to keep pace with private sector w

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House panel poised to reject lower pay raise, Tricare fee hikes

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

Lawmakers prepare sweeping changes to military's sexual assault laws

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...passes its part of the 2014 defense authorization bill. Draft legislation released Tuesday shows the committee chairman, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., has gathered a wide range of proposals from other lawmakers into a sweeping package of change that could, i

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Department of Defense healthcare funds could run out as soon as August, Congressional report states

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...will likely be subject to some level of furloughs," the report states. Congressman says no to Tricare fee increases Meanwhile, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Personnel Subcommittee, told Politico the

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Wilson introduces bill to close Obamacare loophole

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...news release from Wilson's office. Wilson and two other Republican representatives introduced the bill Thursday. U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson , R-Springdale, has introduced a bill that he says would close a loophole that exempts some congressional staff members

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Congressman Wilson introduces bill to close Obamacare loophole

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...— U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-Springdale, has introduced a bill that he says aims to close a loophole in President Barack Obama's healthcare law that would exempt some congressional staff members from following it. The bill, called “the Live by the Laws

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Mark Sanford sworn in -- a member of Congress again

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...and Rep. Jeff Duncan, endorsed another Republican candidate in the race's primary. The three other Republican members -- Rep. Joe Wilson, Rep. Tom Rice and Rep. Trey Gowdy -- did not endorse. U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, who vacated the congressional seat to be

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Sanford returns to Congress, says hell focus on finances

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...and Rep. Jeff Duncan, endorsed another Republican candidate in the races primary. The three other Republican members Rep. Joe Wilson, Rep. Tom Rice and Rep. Trey Gowdy did not endorse. U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, who vacated the congressional seat to become

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Sanford returns to Congress, says hell focus on finances

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

Rep. Jim Himes tweets what everyone else was thinking

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Sanford to the House of Representatives. #strangerthanfiction." - What Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., tweeted about seeing Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., (of "you lie" fame) talk about former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, during Sanford's swearing-in ceremony W

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IRS Acted Alone In Developing Targeting Criteria For Conservative Groups: Report

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...Rankings Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) (Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call) Source: American Conservative Union 2012 Rankings Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Source: American Conservative Union 2012 Rankings Rep. Todd Rokita (R-I

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Coverage out of immigration debate

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...skepticism about whether he would follow through on the policy of exclusion prompted that memorable, “You lie” shout out by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) during a joint session of Congress in September 2009. The health law that was enacted a few months l

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