Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]

Arizona: Cardon TV Ad Uses Questionable Image

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...Jeff Flake is a leading supporter for securing our border and does not support amnesty.” Wilder also sent a link to Rep. Jack Kingston’s (R-Ga.) Flickr page, which shows a similar image to the one used in the ad. But instead of President Obama at th

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John Boehner tries to steer party from losing issues

2012-05-31T18:44:55Z

Tom Rooney, a Florida Republican. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) said he recently polled his conservative district – the House is concentrating on none of their priorities. “I’d say none of the above,” Kingston said. “Really. If you go in ...

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DeKalb whiz kid/speller in national finals. Watch Simola today.

2012-05-31T17:04:42Z

Officials, including U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and U.S. Rep Jack Kingston wished her well on their own Twitter feeds. In March, she correctly spelled “tautologous” to win the 51st annual Georgia Association of Educators State Spelling Bee.

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DeKalb spelling champ stumped by Irish word

2012-05-31T14:27:13Z

Officials, including U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and U.S. Rep Jack Kingston wished her well on their own Twitter feeds. In March, she correctly spelled "tautologous" to win the 51st annual Georgia Association of Educators State Spelling Bee.

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Boehner to party: Pick your battles

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...we need to get through the next election, and we need change at the top,’” said Rep. Tom Rooney, a Florida Republican. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) said he recently polled his conservative district – the House is concentrating on none of their prior

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Your morning jolt: Casey Cagle joins call for $100 gift cap on lawmakers

2012-05-30T10:10:43Z

The AJC’s Politifact Georgia today takes a look at Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s assertion that U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, who is attempting to put an end to military recruitment sponsorship of sporting events, “hasn’t even been to a NASCAR race.”

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NASCAR military sponsorships value go beyond patriotism

2012-05-29T20:06:02Z

Is that worth $32,775,000 in total NASCAR sponsorship fees? Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., and Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., don't think so. They are sponsoring a bill that would eliminate such funding. It is attached to a $608 billion defense bill.

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NASCAR military sponsorships value go beyond patriotism

2012-05-29T18:40:08Z

NASCAR military sponsorships value go beyond patriotism

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

...of those joined the Guard. Is that worth $32,775,000 in total NASCAR sponsorship fees? Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., and Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., don't think so. They are sponsoring a bill that would eliminate such funding. It is attached to a $608 bi

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Kingston’s right about military sponsoring sports

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga. 1st, has a keen eye or divining rod for pinpointing fat and wasteful spending in the federal budget. It appears so anyway with his recent announcement that he and a Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Betty McC

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Congressman’s rep helps locals with agencies

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

...Childers, district representative for U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston’s Savannah office, gets a lot of requests for assistance for help with problems with federal agencies. The most requests are about claims submitted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair

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Chatham, Bryan, Effingham election candiidates set

2012-05-26T01:04:16Z

Another surprise: Two Democrats are vying to face Republican U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston of Savannah, unopposed for renomination in the 1st District. The last opposed Democratic primary there was in 1992. One legislative seat, the District 164 state ...

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Florida Morning: Never joke about elephants; Siplin's campaign violations

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

...instead of weighting to self-described party registration Tampa Bay Times http://tinyurl.com/7awz8wb Give Georgia congressman Jack Kingston credit for sticking to his convictions, even if it means upsetting one of the most fervent fan bases in all of sp

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Military just shouldn’t be a NASCAR sponsor

2012-05-24T04:34:14Z

Give Georgia congressman Jack Kingston credit for sticking to his convictions, even if it means upsetting one of the most fervent fan bases in all of sports — Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kingston, a Republican from Savannah, helped push a vote through ...

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NASCAR drivers irked by proposed sports sponsorship ban for military

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

...drivers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. “$80 million to promote your brand when you're a government agency is quite a bit high,” said Rep. Jack Kingston, a Georgia Republican, who co-sponsored the bill. “There's got to be a better, more effective way to spend

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Military just shouldn’t be a NASCAR sponsor

2012-05-23T20:41:47Z

What Others Say: Kingston right on military sponsorships

2012-05-23T18:40:05Z

U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Savannah, has a keen eye or divining rod for pinpointing fat and wasteful spending in the federal budget. It appears so, anyway, with his recent announcement that he and a Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee ...

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Like an Egg on Top of Eight Feet of Manure

2012-05-23T17:21:21Z

asked Congressman Jack Kingston, the Republican elected to represent the First District of Georgia, “The food supply in America is very safe because the private sector self-polices, because they have the highest motivation. They don’t want ...

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National Guard, senator defend funding for military NASCAR sponsorships

2012-05-23T12:49:20Z

but this year she had the help of Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) to push it through. Coats’s statement Wednesday was the first indication that the cut could face resistance in the Senate, which has yet to mark up its defense appropriations bill.

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Amendment would ban military sponsorships of professional sports

2012-05-22T22:51:49Z

The House Appropriations Committee last week approved an amendment co-sponsored by a Georgia congressman prohibiting the military from sponsoring professional sports such as NASCAR. The amendment, made by U.S. Reps. Jack Kingston, R-Ga.,

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