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  • KINGSTON TO HOST MEDICARE PART D WORKSHOP IN WAYCROSS
    Oct 11, 2012  - Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-1) 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. Those wh... More
  • KINGSTON HONORED FOR SUPPORT OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
    Oct 8, 2012  - The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has awarded Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-1) the Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence for his consistent support of policies critical to the success of manufacturing in the United States. “Manufacturers today compete in a global marketplace,”... More
  • REP KINGSTON: TIME TO DIG OUT MIDDLE CLASS FROM FAILED POLICIES
    Oct 5, 2012  - High unemployment persisted in the month of September according to a Department of Labor report which found the economy created a lackluster 114,000 jobs, falling short of the 150,000 needed just to accommodate population growth. The unemployment rate, which is a separate measure determined by a hou... More
  • CONGRESSMAN JACK KINGSTON NAMED ‘GUARDIAN OF SMALL BUSINESS’
    Sep 21, 2012  - Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-1), right, is presented with the National Federation of Independent Business’ coveted “Guardian of Small Business Award” by the organization’s President and CEO, Dan Danner. Kingston earned the award for his outstanding voting record on behalf of America’s small busine... More
  • KINGSTON VOTES TO RESTORE WELFARE’S WORK REQUIREMENT
    Sep 20, 2012  - In 1996, a Republican-controlled Congress worked with a Democratic President to reform the nation’s welfare system by promoting work as a central focus of helping low-income families out of poverty. At the time President Bill Clinton said, “first and foremost [welfare reform] should be about moving ... More
  • 128 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CALL ON PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH P.M. NETANYAHU
    Sep 13, 2012  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) led 128 Members of Congress in a letter calling on President Barack Obama to accept a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu during the Israeli leader’s upcoming visit to the United States. Media reports indicate that the White House declined a meetin... More
  • KINGSTON RESPONDS TO ATTACKS IN EGYPT, LIBYA
    Sep 12, 2012  - Following a day of violence that required the American embassy in Cairo to be evacuated and resulted in the death of four Americans, including the Ambassador, in Libya, Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) decried the Obama Administration’s response. “First and foremost, we mourn the lives of those who ... More
  • REP. KINGSTON: END WASHINGTON’S WAR ON WORKERS
    Sep 7, 2012  - Just days after marking Labor Day, a day meant to celebrate the American worker, Congressman Jack Kingston says the August jobs report highlights Washington’s war on workers. According to the report, just 96,000 jobs were created last month. That is less than half the number needed to keep up with p... More
  • KINGSTON ANOUNCES SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICATION DEADLINE
    Aug 28, 2012  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) announced today that students interested in receiving a congressional nomination to one of the U.S. Military Service Academies must submit their completed applications to his office no later than October 1. Each year Congressman Kingston nominates deserving young men... More
  • REP. KINGSTON: JOBS REPORT SIGNALS NEED FOR CHANGE IN COURSE
    Aug 3, 2012  - The U.S. economy created just 163,000 jobs in the month of July according to the latest report by the Department of Labor. With an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent, July is the 42nd consecutive month in which unemployment was at or above 8 percent under President Obama. Congressman Jack Kingston (R... More