Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
John Heddens "Jack" Kingstonwas the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 1st congressional district in Southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the House leadershipwhen he served as vice-chair of the Republican Conference. In 2014, he ran for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by retiring Senator Saxby Chambliss and advanced beyond the May 20 primary to the July 22 runoff; where he was defeated by David Perdue. He currently works...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 April 1955
CountryUnited States of America
Doggone it, if there was a difference in numbers and we knew about it upfront, we should have had the opportunity to explore what that difference was,
Nobody has any sympathy for oil companies on Capitol Hill right now. You talk to someone driving to work in an F-150 pickup and paying $75 to fill up his tank, and everybody's on his side.
There was a lot of discussion in that room about, Will à he advance the conservative agenda?
There was a lot of discussion in that room about, Will he advance the conservative agenda?
Frivolous lawsuits are booming in this county. The U.S. has more costs of litigation per person than any other industrialized nation in the world, and it is crippling our economy.
The 9/11 Commission recommended, wisely, that the Federal government take care of these border security problems to ensure the safety of our country.
This is not going to pay for all prescriptions,
What we want the folks in Ethiopia to know is that we are behind them in the democratic process. We know it is not perfect, as we are still working on ours; but we wish them success in this great and noble endeavor.
This is the time to pull together as a Nation, as different people from all over the States with different perspectives and different social statuses and different income brackets, to unify into one and help those on the ground who need our help the most.
Marriage is sacred and protected and has nothing to do with violating our civil rights.
Finally, I want to make the point that we are Republicans. We are the majority. It is going to be a little more difficult because we have to govern and come up with ideas.
It is always open season on Christian and on white folks because they are the group you can kick and you can get away with it. It is politically correct.
What I would ask the Democrat Party is to put your plan on the table, because most people agree with the facts, and the facts are that Social Security is running out of money.
Ages of experience have taught humanity that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society.