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The 5-week congresswoman: Brenda Jones exiting House
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
| Last Edited | BrentinCO Jan 06, 2019 02:38pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, January 1, 2019 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | U.S. Rep. Brenda Jones' short-lived career in Congress is coming to a close after she served the final weeks of former Rep. John Conyers' term in the U.S. House.
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She served three unremarkable weeks in the lame-duck session before the federal government partially shut down and lawmakers recessed for the holidays.
Jones appears to have taken the job seriously, casting about 77 votes in the U.S. House and introducing two bills — one about affordable housing and the other targeting states that reduce the minimum wage.
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Her refusal to resign as president of Detroit City Council delayed her swearing in for more than three weeks until House leaders came to an agreement to seat her in late November.
Under the conditions of the deal, Jones was to accept no pay from Detroit's council and participate in no council votes while serving in Congress. |
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