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  • Rep. Kingston: New Equipment for First-Responders
    Dec 20, 2007  - Congressman Jack Kingston announces that the Georgia Ports Authority has been awarded funding for new equipment from the Department of Homeland Security. The Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) will provide the funding to strengthen the area’s overall level of preparedness. “Mor... More
  • Rep. Kingston: New Equipment for First-Responders
    Dec 20, 2007  - Congressman Jack Kingston announces that Hinesville police have been awarded funding for new equipment from the Department of Homeland Security. The Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) will provide the funding to strengthen the area’s overall level of preparedness. “More than $1... More
  • Rep. Kingston: New Equipment for First-Responders
    Dec 20, 2007  - Congressman Jack Kingston announces that Kingsland and St. Marys police and the St. Marys Fire Department have been awarded funding for new equipment from the Department of Homeland Security. The Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) will provide the funding to strengthen the area’s... More
  • KINGSTON PRAISES INCLUSION OF DRIVE ACT PROVISIONS IN ENERGY BILL
    Dec 18, 2007  - Today, the House passed H.R. 6 – the Energy Independence and Security Act – by a vote of 314-100.  The bill contained several provisions of the DRIVE (Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy) Act which was introduced by Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA/01) and Congressman Eliot... More
  • Rep. Kingston announces funding for Valdosta projects
    Dec 18, 2007  - Funding to improve security at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The project, supported by Congressman Jack Kingston (R/Ga), will receive $7.5 million for the integrated base defense security system at Moo... More
  • Rep. Kingston announces funding for Tybee beach renourishment
    Dec 18, 2007  - The beaches of Tybee Island will soon have more sand thanks to $6 million that has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. The project will help renourish Tybee’s beaches which have been eaten away by erosion. “This will provide the lion’s share o... More
  • KINGSTON STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF TOM MURPHY
    Dec 18, 2007  - Today, Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA/01) issued the following statement after learning of the passing of former House Speaker Tom Murphy: “I was 29 years old when I was elected to the State legislature.  Out of 180 Members, 26 were Republicans. We were numerically insignificant yet the atmosphere... More
  • COALITION LED BY KINGSTON, WOLF AND WAMP INTRODUCES EARMARK REFORM LEGISLATION
    Nov 16, 2007  -   WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a press conference yesterday, a coalition led by Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA/01), Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Congressman Zach Wamp (R-TN) introduced earmark reform legislation. They were joined by fellow Congressmen Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Jef... More
  • WHEN IT COMES TO TAX REFORM, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS IS CLEAR
    Nov 6, 2007  -   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA/01) has signed on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 3818 – the Taxpayer Choice Act of 2007. The bill has 71 cosponsors. The Taxpayer Choice Act is a comprehensive, individual income tax reform with two principal goals: 1) eliminate the massive tax ... More
  • KINGSTON CO-SPONSORS BILL TO ALLOW FLAG-FOLDING RECITATION
    Nov 1, 2007  -   Today, Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA/01) signed on as a co-sponsor of H. Res. 783 which expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans’ service organizations that perform funer... More