[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 149 (Saturday, August 22, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             BUS TOUR 2020

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, August 22, 2020

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, each August I am 
grateful with my wife Roxanne to participate in a bus tour of the 
district with dedicated staff to meet with constituents in the five 
counties I represent.
  This year was significantly virtual to respect health concerns of the 
pandemic. Initiatives on facing the Wuhan virus were presented by 
Chancellor Sandra Jordan of USC-Aiken, Aiken United Way President 
Sharon Rodgers, Veterans Administration Director Dr. Robin Jackson, 
Irmo Chamber President Kerry Powers, ZVerse Founder John Carrington, 
Farm Bureau President Harry Ott with Fred West of Amick Farms, USC 
President Bob Caslen, MEP President Chuck Spangler, and Medical School 
Dean Dr. Les Hall with Doctors Caughman Taylor and Stephen Shelton.
  In Barnwell we met with Master Sergeant JJ Cruz who founded Bronze 
Star, LLC, to produce hand sanitizer. Sergeant Cruz is also Potentate 
of the historic Omar Shrine Temple of Charleston and Mount Pleasant.
  Concluding the tour were live and taped interviews with Keven Cohen 
of The Point Broadcasting in addition to Gary David and Christopher 
Thompson of WVOC Radio, and Kelly Nash and Jonathan Rush of the 
Jonathan & Kelly Show.
  The tour is always humbling and inspiring for me to visit 
constituents I represent.
  In conclusion, our thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery for the 
courageous Alexi Navalny, in Berlin, who has been a champion of 
Democracy for the extraordinary people of the Russian Federation. Putin 
has been merciless in his oppression of the Russian people denying them 
basic freedoms and opportunities for success.