Jack Kingston Quotes

People expect to see white guys, Sunday afternoon, on 'Face the Nation.' And people with a direct interest in politics do watch those shows. But not a lot of normal people watch those shows. But, 'Real Time With Bill Maher,' it's unbelievable how many people watch that.

- Jack Kingston

Donald Trump did denounce David Duke's support.

- Jack Kingston

Americans underemployed or unemployed and a President Trump will put them back to work.

- Jack Kingston

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.

- Jack Kingston

I think Social Security should be bipartisan and it should transcend the next election, and you should get the best ideas of the Democrats and of the Republicans, and move forward with the best.

- Jack Kingston

I learned a lot when I was 14 and 15 years old doing chores inside and outside the household, and as a result, I grew up with a good work ethic.

- Jack Kingston

We absolutely have to change the status quo in Washington.

- Jack Kingston

It's hard in today's society to have a discussion where you want to challenge the status quo because of the 'I gotcha' politics.

- Jack Kingston

Deportation isn't something that is suddenly new.

- Jack Kingston

There is a certain element of complementarity between men and women that is biological by nature.

- Jack Kingston

I used to live in Ethiopia as a child, and I lived there when Haile Selassie was the emperor.

- Jack Kingston

In Ethiopia, democracy is in its infancy and it must be nurtured along by its leaders.

- Jack Kingston

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.

- Jack Kingston

The people in my district don't call me 'congressman' - doesn't matter how old they are, they call me 'Jack.' They see me at the grocery store, at soccer games.

- Jack Kingston

I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there.

- Jack Kingston

That's what representative democracy is about, is members going to Washington but coming home and answering the tough questions.

- Jack Kingston

But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage.

- Jack Kingston

Marriage is an institution fits in perfect harmony with the laws of nature; whereas systems of slavery and segregation were designed to brutally oppress people and thereby violated the laws of nature.

- Jack Kingston

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.

- Jack Kingston

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.

- Jack Kingston

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.

- Jack Kingston

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.

- Jack Kingston

Indeed, there are so many prejudices against everyday middle-class values on college campuses, and serving in the military and being pro-American just seems to be one of them.

- Jack Kingston

The thing about Donald Trump, he is a different candidate.

- Jack Kingston

So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment.

- Jack Kingston

Our current identification system is so disjointed that the World Trade Center terrorists had a total of 63 valid driver's licenses between them.

- Jack Kingston

It seems like WikiLeaks has better information on Hillary Clinton than she does herself.

- Jack Kingston

Most people understand life expectancy has changed since Social Security started in 1937 when folks lived to be 59 years old. Today, they live to be 77 years old.

- Jack Kingston

If you really want to see the face of war, see the faces of survivors.

- Jack Kingston

Mike Pence not only knows the Capitol. He knows the players in the House and the Senate. He knows how the committee system works. But he also knows all the governors. And so that really brings a unique talent to the picture.

- Jack Kingston

Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.

- Jack Kingston

Marriage is sacred and protected and has nothing to do with violating our civil rights.

- Jack Kingston

From a monarchy followed by suffering under Communism, Ethiopians must be given the opportunity to flourish under the greatest of systems - democracy.

- Jack Kingston

What worries me is that conservative thought is moving quickly, but we're kind of the pachyderms in Congress because things move so slowly.

- Jack Kingston

The Obama administration has been weak and inconsistent in enforcing immigration laws.

- Jack Kingston

When a city says, 'If you're illegal, come here, we're not going to prosecute you,' the federal law should supersede the local mayor's edict.

- Jack Kingston

I'm a weekday warrior who takes our Georgia values to Washington, and on the weekends, I'm back home.

- Jack Kingston

Marriage encourages the men and women who together create life to unite in a bond for the protection of children.

- Jack Kingston

I'm not a creature of Washington.

- Jack Kingston

I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.

- Jack Kingston

Politicians always do a two-step, depending on what their district politics looks like.

- Jack Kingston

Allowing adult children who live at home who are in between jobs to stay on their parents' health care, I think that's a lot of Republican support for that, with or without Obamacare.

- Jack Kingston

If we change the definition of marriage to be more inclusive, then it is logical to argue that we should broaden the definition so that won't exclude anyone.

- Jack Kingston

If immigration reform was easy, Congress would have dealt with it 15 years ago.

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I know there is a difference between adaption and evolution.

- Jack Kingston

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.

- Jack Kingston

We need workfare over welfare.

- Jack Kingston