Arthur Henderson
British politician (1863-1935)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
American politician (1949-2008)
Stephanie Tubbs Joneswas an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio’s 11th congressional district from 1999 until her death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, her district encompassed most of Downtown and Eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights.
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Stephanie Tubbs Joneswas an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio’s 11th congressional district from 1999 until her death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, her district encompassed most of Downtown and Eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights. She was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from Ohio.
On December 19, 2006, Tubbs Jones was named Chairwoman of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 110th Congress. She was also a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. On August 19, 2008, Tubbs Jones was found unconscious in her car, having suffered a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm. She was taken to an East Cleveland hospital, where she died the next day.
12 Quotes by Stephanie Tubbs Jones
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The current administration has made the decision to cut dollars going for community development block grants, for various incentives to bring cities back.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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I raise this objection to debate the process, and protect the integrity of the true will of the people.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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I am convinced that we as a body must conduct a formal and legitimate debate about election irregularities.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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I would not say that George Bush doesn’t care about people at all. I think that his loyalties are to the upper class.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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My reputation is too important to put it aside for purposes of some friendship. We have a job to do.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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I think the federal government really should be supporting Louisiana and ensuring that every person from that area has an opportunity to vote on what will occur in the area.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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Everybody expects that their vote’s going to count.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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It’s real difficult to save when you don’t have any money.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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If they’re willing to stand at polls for countless hours in the rain, as many did, then I should surely stand up for them here in the halls of Congress.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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I think recent revelations about who’s in what bed speak to the problems with what happened in the Gulf.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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Even six months later, they have not figured out how do we help the people from the area get housing.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)
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I’m duty-bound to follow the law and apply to the law to the facts as I find them.
Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerican politician (1949-2008)