We are deeply saddened by the death of Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones. She was a courageous shero and she will be missed. From the Associated Press, these snippets of her honorable service to this country:
“She was the first black woman to serve on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, where she opposed President Bush’s tax cuts and his efforts to create personal accounts within Social Security.”
“Tubbs Jones was a passionate opponent of the Iraq war, voting in 2002 against authorizing the use of military force.
Just as the war was starting in March 2003, she was one of only 11 House members to oppose a resolution supporting U.S. troops in Iraq. She said she did so because the resolution connected Iraq to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and said Iraq poses a continued threat to the United States.”
“In 2005, Tubbs Jones opposed certifying President Bush‘s re-election because of questionable electoral results in her home state.”
She will be missed.
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