{"id":464873,"date":"2022-06-18T01:26:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T22:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/does-rep-mondaire-jones-want-to-serve-in-washington\/"},"modified":"2022-06-18T01:26:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T22:26:18","slug":"does-rep-mondaire-jones-want-to-serve-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/does-rep-mondaire-jones-want-to-serve-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"#Does Rep. Mondaire Jones want to serve in Washington?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ed798a36a6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ed798a36a6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/does-rep-mondaire-jones-want-to-serve-in-washington\/#%E2%80%9CDoes_Rep_Mondaire_Jones_want_to_serve_in_Washington%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Does Rep. Mondaire Jones want to serve in Washington?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDoes_Rep_Mondaire_Jones_want_to_serve_in_Washington%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Does Rep. Mondaire Jones want to serve in Washington?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Mondaire-Jones.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>If Rep. Mondaire Jones hates being in DC so much, why is he serving as a US congressman \u2014 and running for reelection, no less? <\/p>\n<p>Last summer, as The Post reported, the first-term Hudson Valley Democrat used a COVID excuse to vote by proxy while he was in France for actress Issa Rae\u2019s wedding. And only days after our expos\u00e9 ran, Jones invoked the same rule again to assign another House colleague to vote in his stead. <\/p>\n<p>Records show the serial proxy-voting rep also asked to have colleagues vote on his behalf on three other occasions over the last 30 days. A spokesman didn\u2019t clarify Jones\u2019 reasons, but the congressman did vote in person on six House bills Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, other reps have proxy-voted, some perhaps without valid health reasons. But Jones seems to be making a habit of it.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the perk during the pandemic to let members \u201cunable to physically attend proceedings\u201d cast votes via proxy. But the pandemic\u2019s long over. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for Pelosi to deep-six the proxy voting rule. 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