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  • KINGSTON ANNOUNCES BID FOR APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN
    Nov 19, 2010  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) sent the following letter today to members of the House Republican Conference in the 112th Congress: Dear Colleague: I am writing to announce my decision to run for Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and to ask for your support.  I believe I could be helpfu... More
  • KINGSTON STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF HARBOR STUDY
    Nov 16, 2010  - Completion of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) is closer to becoming a reality today as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The $40 million study, which is the most extensive study of the Savannah River estuary, outlines the Corps’ s... More
  • MUSIC LEGEND PAT BOONE SINGS PRAISES OF JACK KINGSTON
    Oct 25, 2010  - Legendary entertainer Pat Boone announced today that Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-1) has been named a ‘Guardian of Seniors’ Rights’ by the 60 Plus Association, a national non-partisan senior citizens group.  Boone, still performing at concerts, was a recording, movie and TV star second to none in... More
  • KINGSTON CONGRATULATES DASHER ON BEING NAMED FARMER OF THE YEAR
    Oct 19, 2010  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) released the following statement congratulating Robert Dasher of Glennville, Georgia for being named the 2010 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year: “The name Dasher has been synonymous with farming and onions in our state for decades.  Now i... More
  • KINGSTON ANNOUNCES MEDICARE PART D WORKSHOPS
    Oct 16, 2010  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA/01) announced today that he will sponsor a series of workshops during the open enrollment season for the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.  Counselors will be available at the event to speak with participants one-on-one to discuss their Medicare options. Thos... More
  • KINGSTON ANNOUNCES HEALTH CARE GRANT FOR LANIER COUNTY
    Sep 30, 2010  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) announced today that the Flatlanders Community Health Center will receive $100,000 in federal funding.  The grant, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, will support a local program targeting patients who suffer from chronic diseases like diabe... More
  • KINGSTON, HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO SPEAKER: HOST TAX HIKE VOTE BEFORE ADJOURNMENT
    Sep 29, 2010  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) was joined today by 143 House Republicans in calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to host an up-or-down vote on whether to allow for $3.8 trillion in tax increases in January.  The call comes among reports that the White House and congressional Democrats coul... More
  • KINGSTON NAMED ‘GUARDIAN OF SMALL BUSINESS’
    Sep 27, 2010  - The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business association, today named Congressman Jack Kingston a ‘Guardian of Small Business’ for his outstanding record on behalf of America’s small business owners. NFIB President and CEO Dan Danner praised Kingston for “sta... More
  • KINGSTON ANNOUNCES HEALTH CARE GRANT TO REDUCE ER COSTS
    Sep 24, 2010  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) announced today that the Coastal Medical Access Project will receive nearly $400,000 in a federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. The funds, which were secured by Congressman Kingston last year, will be used to support a chronic disease preven... More
  • KINGSTON PRESENTS ‘A PLEDGE TO AMERICA’
    Sep 23, 2010  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) today joined House Republicans in presenting “A Pledge to America,” a new governing agenda focused on addressing the priorities of the American people.  Built on a months-long process of engagement with the American people in which Kingston and his colleagues sought ... More