The GW College Republicans will host Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., who made headlines Wednesday night for his outburst during President Barack Obama’s speech, at Mount Vernon’s Post Hall on Oct. 6.
Wilson shouted, “You lie!” at Obama during his speech at a joint session of Congress about health care reform on Wednesday, a “breach of protocol” that drew criticism. Wilson issued an apology to Obama shortly after the speech, which the president accepted.
CR Communications Director Andrew Clark said Wilson will discuss health care reform and other big issues facing Congress on Oct. 6.
“Rep. Wilson’s outburst last night is proof of the heated passions lining up on both sides of the aisle on the health care debate. He has subsequently apologized appropriately, and we look forward to hearing his obviously energetic opinions on the subject of health care,” Clark said in an e-mail.
This event is part of the College Republicans Congressional Dinner Series, in which members of Congress will speak with students and discuss issues important to them in a panel-like format.
The College Republicans have previously interacted and established a relationship with Wilson during their 2007 campaign trip to Louisiana for Bobby Jindal’s gubernatorial campaign, Clark said.
The Wilson event is at 7 p.m. in Post Hall on the Mount Vernon campus. Doors for the will open at 6:30 pm. The event will be free and open to anyone who wishes to attend, but preference will be given to paid members of the College Republicans.