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Senate candidate Kingston talks Farm Bill, unemployment
Still explaining kids-to-work remark
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U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., center, does tricep dips with others after being prompted by a New Year's resolution health demonstration by fitness instructor Linda "Mouse" Jackson during Monday's Rotary Club of Statesboro meeting at the Forest Heights Country Club. Earlier, Kingston answered questions about current issues from the local news media, including his run for the U.S. Senate.
Now running for the Senate, U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston expressed his reservations about an extension of long-term unemployment benefits and his hope for passage of a Farm Bill. The Republican from Savannah, representing the 1st Congressional District, is also still fielding questions about a remark he made three weeks ago about children who receive free school lunch needing to pay a small amount or work for it. Kingston answered questions from reporters Monday on his way into a Rotary Club of Statesboro meeting.
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