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“WELCOMING THE HONORABLE JOE WILSON TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H10429 on Dec. 19, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
WELCOMING THE HONORABLE JOE WILSON TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(Mr. SPRATT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure of presenting our newest Member to the House of Representatives: Addison Graves Wilson, better known to us in South Carolina as just ``Joe.''
Joe Wilson will fill the seat held for 30 years by Floyd Spence and represent the Second District of South Carolina. In many ways he will also fill Floyd's shoes, because the people of that district have chosen a man closely akin to Floyd Spence in personality, in politics, and in dedication to public service. In fact, Floyd Spence was in many ways Joe Wilson's mentor. His first political experience, after college at Washington and Lee, was in working on Floyd's first campaign for Congress. He has worked on all of Floyd's campaigns since and served as manager or chairman of six.
Joe Wilson was first elected to office in his own right in 1984 when he won a seat in the South Carolina Senate to serve Lexington County. His legislative experience is extensive. This past year he served as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. He has also served on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Education Committee, the Joint Committee on Aging, and the State House Committee.
Before being elected to the South Carolina Senate, Joe Wilson served in the Army Reserves. He is now a colonel in the Army National Guard, staff judge advocate for the 218th Mechanized Infantry Brigade. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College, and two sons have followed his footsteps into the military. One is a first lieutenant in the Army National Guard, another is an ensign in the Navy, attending the Armed Forces medical school in Bethesda right now.
Joe Wilson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1947, to Hugh de Veaux Wilson and Wray Graves Wilson, both now deceased and unable to see their son attain, unfortunately, this high office. He is a lawyer, founder and senior partner in the law firm of Wilson, Moore, Taylor & Thomas in West Columbia.
Joe Wilson is happily married to Roxanne Dusenbury McCrory; and he and Roxanne are the proud parents of four children, Michael Alan McCrory-Wilson; Addison Graves, Jr.; Julian Dusenbury; and Hunter Taylor.
In addition to his legislative and military service, he has served as the deputy general counsel of the Department of Energy, and he has spent countless hours serving his community through a number of civic organizations.
Mr. Speaker, as dean of the South Carolina delegation, it is my privilege and my honor to welcome Joe Wilson of South Carolina to the United States House of Representatives.
Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Brown) who served in the General Assembly with Joe Wilson and would like to say a word of introduction himself.
Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to have the honor to help receive my great friend today. Joe Wilson and I started our careers in the legislature about the same time. We served 16 years together, he in the Senate, I in the House. In fact, he was a good Senator to work with. I am proud to have him as my friend. Joe and his wife, Roxanne, became good friends of my family, and I have had the pleasure of watching his children grow up.
It is a pleasure to be here today, Joe, to welcome you to this great body. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to serve with you again. I welcome you to the U.S. Congress.
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