Kingston says Republican Senate primary will be very focused » Dalton Daily Citizen

More excellent local coverage of the Senate race from the Dalton Daily Times. The entire article is worth reading, and the Dalton Daily Times has moved itself up to “must read” the the Georgia Republican politico.

U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Savannah, calls the federal Affordable Care Act a “train wreck waiting to happen.”

“Business, especially businesses with 50 to 200 employees, don’t know exactly what is expected of them and how to comply with it. They are very apprehensive,” he said. “Just when we need them to be taking risks and expanding and creating jobs, they have this enormous uncertainty that’s weighing them down.”

Kingston announced on Thursday that he will seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Saxby Chambliss. He stopped in Dalton last week before that announcement.

“Although the state has 9.9 million people, you only have a million people vote in the primary. So it’s going to be a very focused campaign,” Kingston said.

He said the economy is still the top issue on the minds of voters. He said one way the federal government can help the economy grow is by cutting unnecessary regulation. He pointed to efforts to deepen the Port of Savannah as an example of how red tape can slow growth.

“Congress passed a bill in 1999 to deepen the Port of Savannah. It took 13 years for the federal government to agree to deepen the harbor, even though it has been deepened for over 100 years on a periodic basis. During that time, China created a new port, start to finish, that’s bigger than Savannah. This isn’t just a problem for Savannah. It’s a problem for all of Georgia,” he said, noting studies indicate that Georgia ports support some 350,000 jobs across the state.

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