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  • House panel proposes cuts for USDA spending
    May 23, 2011  - By Bill Tomson MarketWatch The House Appropriations Committee unveiled a proposal Monday to slash federal funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in fiscal year 2012 with cuts in spending for agriculture research, conservation programs, food safety and other areas. The spending proposal of $1... More
  • Crop Insurance, International Food Aid, FDA Would Take Hits Under GOP Bill
    May 23, 2011  - By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ Staff CQHouse Republican appropriators will mark up a fiscal 2012 spending bill Tuesday that would make deep cuts in mandatory spending for a federal crop insurance program designed to help farmers cope with financial losses from bad weather. Big Cuts Proposed to Farm Spending:... More
  • Rep. Kingston: Obama Hypocritical on Energy Policies
    May 19, 2011  - by Henry J. Reske and Ashley Martella NewsMax President Barack Obama’s energy policies of encouraging other countries to drill while holding back the United States are an absurd sign of unmitigated hypocrisy, Rep. Jack Kingston tells Newsmax.TV. The Georgia Republican was commenting on Obama’s recen... More
  • Conservatives' bill aims for strict spending limit of 18 percent of GDP
    May 15, 2011  - By Molly K. Hooper The Hill Key members of the conservative Republican Study Committee introduced a bill to make good on their pledge to “cut, cap and balance” federal spending. RSC Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) endorsed the bill submitted Friday by top-ranking GOP appropriator Rep. Jack Kingsto... More
  • House Conservatives Introduce Spending-Cap Bill
    May 13, 2011  - By Humberto Sanchez National Journal A group of four House Republicans, including Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Jack Kingston, R-Ga., introduced legislation on Friday that would cap government spending at 18 percent of gross domestic product over five years, down from current leve... More
  • House Conservatives Want Deficit Cut in Half, Spending Caps to Match
    May 13, 2011  - By Alan K. Ota, CQ Staff Congressional Quarterly Conservative House Republicans are calling on Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio to cut fiscal 2012 spending deeply enough to halve the projected $1.6 trillion deficit. The Republican Study Committee, a powerful group of House conservatives, has laid out... More
  • Kingston gets local for cities week
    Apr 21, 2011  - by Katie McGurl The Bryan County News Congressman Jack Kingston, R-Ga., addresses business leaders and Bryan County and Richmond Hill officials Monday morning during a breakfast at the Richmond Hill City Center in honor of Georgia Cities Week. (Katie McGurl) Congressman Jack Kingston, R-Ga., spoke ... More
  • Kingston talks budgets and banks
    Apr 19, 2011  - By Jamie Parker Bryan County Now Jamie Parker/Bryan County Now Congressman Jack Kingston,R-Ga., right, listens as Jimmy Burnsed, left, asks a question during the Richmond Hill-Bryan County Chamber of Commerce’s Georgia Cities Week Business Breakfast on Monday. Seated between are Richmond Hill Mayor... More
  • Kingston looking for more missions
    Apr 18, 2011  - U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-1, told the House Armed Services Thursday that Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is available for additional assignments or missions. "A fast attack squadron, with which the SSBNs must coordinate in day-to-day operations, would complement our existing submarine forces," Kings... More
  • Congressman Kingston Tours Rebuilt Imperial Sugar Refinery
    Apr 18, 2011  - by JoAnn Merrigan WSAV It's been more than three years since Congressman Jack Kingston looked around the plant at Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth. The last time he saw the site, it was in shambles following a catastrophic explosion and fire that ultimately killed 14 employees and injured several do... More