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Ed L. Jenkins Papers
Documents the political career of Congressman Ed Jenkins who represented Georgia's Ninth District (Northwest Georgia) from 1977 to 1992 primarily through constituent mail and legislative files.
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Creator
Jenkins, Edgar Lanier, 1933-
Date of Original
1974/1992
Subject
Audiovisual materials
Budget
Caribbean Basin Initiative (1983-)
Foreign trade promotion United States
House Democratic Caucus (U.S.)
Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990
Legislators--United States
Medicaid
Medicare
Social security
Taxation
Textile industry--Georgia
Textile industry
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989
Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
Medium
congressional committee reports
memorandums
transcripts
testimonies
timelines (chronologies)
Type
Text
Description
The Ed. L Jenkins Papers documents the political career of Congressman Ed Jenkins who represented Georgia's Ninth District (Northwest Georgia) from 1977 to 1992. Prior to being elected to the House of Representatives, Jenkins worked as a trial lawyer in Jasper, Georgia. During his tenure in the House of Representatives, Jenkins served on several committees including: the Ways and Means Committee where he was involved with the Trade Subcommittee, the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the Budget Committee, the Steering and Policy Committee, and the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions during the Iran-Contra Hearings. Jenkins was an advocate of the textile industry in Georgia. He served on both the Textile and Congressional Rural Caucus to represent the needs of the industry and his constituents. Legislation of particular interest in this collection includes the Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act of 1985, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and Ronald Reagan's Balanced-Budget Amendment. Other topics of interest in this collection includes files on the Chattahoochee National Forest Preservation, lake and water resources, agriculture, textiles, domestic trade, taxation, and the Iran-Contra Hearings., This collection is primarily comprised of constituent mail and legislative files. In particular, a significant portion of the constituent mail and legislative files relate to Congressman Jenkins activities as a member of the Ways and Means Committee, which is the chief tax-writing committee of the House of Representatives.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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