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  • CONGRESSMAN KINGSTON ANNOUNCES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE USDA
    May 1, 2009  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently soliciting applications for several of its rural development programs.  The application period is open for the following programs:  Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program; House... More
  • KINGSTON ON PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT: SMALL BUSINESS’ TWO CENTS
    Mar 16, 2009  - At a White House press conference today, President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner announced a program to inject $15 billion into the small business credit market.  While Congressman Jack Kingston (R/GA-1) praised long-awaited attention to small business, he criticized the plan’s failure ... More
  • CONGRESS APPROVES FUNDS FOR INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
    Feb 26, 2009  - In directing nearly $1 million in funding for Georgia’s portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Congress affirmed a recent study by the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute that the channel is essential to Coastal Georgia’s economy.  Congressman Jack Kingston (R/GA-1), who helped sec... More
  • KINGSTON SECURES FUNDING FOR SAVANNAH HARBOR EXPANSION
    Feb 26, 2009  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R/GA-1) today announced that he has secured nearly $700,000 for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP).  The funding, which passed the House today and is expected to pass in the Senate next week, continues the government’s involvement in the project that will eventua... More
  • SCAM ALERT: SBA Warns of Fraudulent Attempts to Obtain Bank Account Information from Small Businesses
    Feb 19, 2009  - The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a scam alert today to small businesses, warning them not to respond to letters falsely claiming to have been sent by the SBA asking for bank account information in order to qualify them for federal tax rebates. The fraudulent letters were sent out with... More
  • KINGSTON URGES PRESIDENT TO CONSIDER BIPARTISAN PROPOSALS FOR STIMULUS
    Jan 29, 2009  - After a highly partisan version failed to garner a single Republican vote in the House last night, Congressman Jack Kingston (R/GA-1) today called on President Barack Obama to consider bipartisan proposals in crafting a package to stimulate the nation’s economy. “In his inaugural address and his me... More