Adam Kinzinger
Adam Daniel Kinzinger (born February 27, 1978) is an American former politician and senior political commentator for CNN. He served as a United States representative from Illinois from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Kinzinger originally represented Illinois's 11th congressional district and later Illinois's 16th congressional district. He is a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard.
May 24, 2023
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Dec 23, 2022: NBC News: House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill that rewrites U.S. election law, sending it to Biden to sign
The vote was 225 to 201, largely along part lines. Nine Republicans voted for the measure, including outgoing Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming; John Katko and Chris Jacobs of New York; Adam Kinzinger and Rodney Davis of Illinois; Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington; and Fred Upton of Michigan. Dec 12, 2022: The Hill: Greene creates new headache for McCarthy over Jan. 6
They are trying to stay quiet until the leadership vote,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of two Republicans on the Jan. 6 select committee and a frequent critic of McCarthy, said of McCarthy and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (N.Y.). November 24, 2022: Daily Kos: Adam Kinzinger: Liz and I are not courageous. Conforming Republicans are cowards.
Bill Barr, Paul Ryan, and many others illustrate Republicans' cowardice that is costing us lives as their masters continue to rule them like puppets. |

"We made a decision — in front of the American people, not behind closed doors— to begin the process of subpoenaing the former president. He is required by law to come in, and he can ramble and push back all he wants. That's the requirement for a congressional subpoena, to come in....We want to speak to the president. Look, he's made it clear he has nothing to hide, is what he said. So he should come in on the day we asked him to come in. If he pushes off beyond that, we'll figure out what to do next."
--Adam Kinzinger on ABC News This Week October 2022
"We made a decision — in front of the American people, not behind closed doors— to begin the process of subpoenaing the former president. He is required by law to come in, and he can ramble and push back all he wants. That's the requirement for a congressional subpoena, to come in....We want to speak to the president. Look, he's made it clear he has nothing to hide, is what he said. So he should come in on the day we asked him to come in. If he pushes off beyond that, we'll figure out what to do next."
--Adam Kinzinger on ABC News This Week October 2022
July 21, 2022: Bipartisan report: Kinzinger Taunts Trump Ahead Of Prime Time Jan 6 Hearing
Get prepared to discover what happened during Donald Trump’s 187 missing minutes as he watched what he hoped would be the literal overthrow of our government. Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) will be one of the two people interviewing Trump’s people as part of the House January 6 Select Committee. He released a brief preview, teasing Americans into wanting more.
Get prepared to discover what happened during Donald Trump’s 187 missing minutes as he watched what he hoped would be the literal overthrow of our government. Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) will be one of the two people interviewing Trump’s people as part of the House January 6 Select Committee. He released a brief preview, teasing Americans into wanting more.

February 4, 2022:
The Republican Party officially declared the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol “legitimate political discourse” and censured two of its own members, Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, for investigating it. It is official now. Republican party is a domestic terrorist regime.
Mitt Romney response to the RNC censure: “Shame falls on a party that would censure persons of conscience, who seek truth in the face of vitriol. Honor attaches to Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for seeking truth even when doing so comes at great personal cost.”
The Republican Party officially declared the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol “legitimate political discourse” and censured two of its own members, Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, for investigating it. It is official now. Republican party is a domestic terrorist regime.
Mitt Romney response to the RNC censure: “Shame falls on a party that would censure persons of conscience, who seek truth in the face of vitriol. Honor attaches to Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for seeking truth even when doing so comes at great personal cost.”
Feb 4, 2022: Washington Post: The GOP’s rationale for condemning Cheney and Kinzinger is predictably Trumpian
So we reach the recent apex: the party trying to rationalize a condemnation of Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) for participating in a bipartisan panel’s effort to investigate the attack for which Trump so obviously bears blame.
So we reach the recent apex: the party trying to rationalize a condemnation of Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) for participating in a bipartisan panel’s effort to investigate the attack for which Trump so obviously bears blame.
Feb 4, 2022: New York Times: G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’
The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol.
The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol.
Nov 26, 2021: ABC News: Rep. Lauren Boebert issues apology for anti-Muslim remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar
One representative across the aisle, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois), retweeted the video with the comment, "Boebert is TRASH." Republican congressional leaders have not commented yet on Boebert's remarks.
One representative across the aisle, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois), retweeted the video with the comment, "Boebert is TRASH." Republican congressional leaders have not commented yet on Boebert's remarks.