In Weekly Radio Address, Wilson Discusses NDAA Markup, TRICARE Amendment, and YouCUT

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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today released his weekly radio address highlighting the House Armed Services Committee markup of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011, the TRICARE amendment, and voting via YouCut.

On NDAA Markup:

"This week, the House Armed Services Committee completed our work on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act. I thank Chairman Ike Skelton and Ranking Member Buck McKeon for working to ensure America's heroes and military families are recognized for their service.

"During the committee's work on this important legislation, we presented a "Defend America Plan' comprised of several amendments that include: labeling the Fort Hood and Little Rock shootings as part of the Global War on Terrorism; preventing the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay; and demanding strategies to deal with Iran's missile and nuclear threat.

On TRICARE Amendment:

"I am extremely pleased that my amendment to protect TRICARE from the health care takeover was voted on and approved. While government officials have stated that TRICARE will be protected from the new health care law, I believe a meticulous effort, like my amendment, is necessary to ensure legislative language reflects these public statements and promises of protection. My amendment simply dots all of our "I's' and crosses all of our "T's' to protect American families.

On YouCut:

"Unfortunately, not all of the news was good this week - particularly with efforts to rein in out-of-control spending. Washington liberals once again turned a deaf ear to the American people and rejected the proposal to save $2.5 billion a year with the Welfare Reform Restoration Act. This bill, that I cosponsored, was brought to the House floor at the request of 280,000 Americans through YouCut - a first-of-its-kind project to stop wasteful Washington spending."

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