GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina representative who shouted “You Lie” at President Barack Obama on the floor of Congress was on the receiving end of the same words during a town hall meeting this week. U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson heard plenty of boos and 30 seconds of “You Lie” chants during a meeting Monday in Graniteville. He was…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Several leaders in the Republican party has released statements after President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Judge Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court. Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement after President Obama announced his nominee for the Supreme Court: “I support the Senate majority standing firm to have the next President to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — President Barack Obama wants to close Guantanamo Bay and it’s creating a firestorm in Congress. Monday, the president says the detention center undermines America’s national security and needs to be closed. The plan does call for transferring the remaining detainees to the U.S. and seeks nearly $500,000,000 in construction costs. It does not say where the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Art students across the state have a chance to have their work displayed in the nation’s capital. Monday morning Congressman Joe Wilson kicked off the Congressional Art Competition at Irmo High School. Winners will be selected from every congressional district in the country. Wilson, who co-chairs the competition, says art has a tremendous impact on our…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has picked up more support from inside the South Carolina Congressional delegation Saturday. In a release U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson of Aiken said he had cast a vote for the Florida Senator in the GOP primary. The statement said in part, “I believe (Rubio) is somebody who can bring a positive change,…
