Jack Kingston

Jack Kingston, a Republican, is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia and a political commentator.

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Jack Kingston
stated on March 12, 2017 an interview on CNN

"I remember years ago looking at a CBO report that in 1964 predicted that Medicare would cost $9 billion 10 years later. And I think it was already over $100 billion at that point."

By Sarah Waychoff • March 20, 2017

Jack Kingston
stated on July 8, 2014 Friends of Jack Kingston flyer

David Perdue "has never voted in a Republican primary until his name was on the ballot."

By Nancy Badertscher • July 18, 2014

Jack Kingston
stated on July 1, 2014 an ad

"Perdue mismanaged Pillowtex, and nearly 8,000 people got laid off."

By April Hunt • July 16, 2014

Jack Kingston
stated on June 19, 2014 television ad

David Perdue said he’d raise taxes.

By April Hunt • July 8, 2014

Jack Kingston
stated on May 12, 2014 Campaign ad

President Obama has left the U.S. with the lowest number of active-duty troops since before World War II, putting the nation at risk.

By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos • July 7, 2014

Jack Kingston
stated on June 18, 2014 radio and television add

U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue’s company took $3 million from the federal stimulus program that President Barack Obama created.

By Nancy Badertscher • June 30, 2014

Jack Kingston
stated on March 31, 2014 an interview

"There are still more people uninsured today than when Obama was elected president."

By Eric Stirgus • March 31, 2014

Jack Kingston
stated on August 1, 2013 an interview

Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.

By Eric Stirgus • August 27, 2013

Jack Kingston
stated on May 2, 2013 a speech

"In the past four years, (the U.S. Senate) has only passed nine out of 48 appropriation bills."

By Janel Davis • June 21, 2013

Jack Kingston
stated on December 18, 2012

"Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapons ban that bans 35 different weapons."

By Willoughby Mariano • January 2, 2013

Jack Kingston
stated on April 12, 2012

Under President Barack Obama’s watch, "oil production on federal lands has decreased 14 percent over the past year."

By Willoughby Mariano • April 24, 2012

Jack Kingston
stated on December 25, 2010 a newspaper article

The nation's food supply is "99.99 percent safe."

By Willoughby Mariano • January 19, 2011

Jack Kingston
stated on November 30, 2010 a presentation

"Sixteen [federal] programs exist to fight homelessness" and some of them are duplicative.

By Eric Stirgus • December 13, 2010

Latest Fact-Checks About Jack Kingston

David Perdue
stated on June 17, 2014 an ad

U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston "spent our tax dollars on thousands of wasteful earmarks."

By April Hunt • July 15, 2014

Paul Broun
stated on March 25, 2014 an interview

Says U.S. Reps. Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston have "even changed votes to what I voted, multiple times."

By Eric Stirgus • April 9, 2014

Paul Broun
stated on December 11, 2013 an interview

"(Jack Kingston) had more earmarks at one time than every member of the Georgia delegation put together."

By Eric Stirgus • December 30, 2013

Eugene Yu
stated on December 9, 2013 a website

Says "Harry Reid has a better voting attendance record than these three Congressmen!"

By Eric Stirgus • December 17, 2013

Paul Broun
stated on December 5, 2013 a video

"(U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston) voted to fund (Obamacare)."

By Eric Stirgus • December 10, 2013