STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

People hold elected officials to a higher ethical standard than most others.

In the criminal justice community, as a judge, being tough is not enough. You have to be fair.

I would not say that George Bush doesn't care about people at all. I think that his loyalties are to the upper class.

I don’t like the death penalty but it was the law in Ohio. Therefore as a prosecutor I sought the death penalty and as a judge I imposed the death penalty. It was the law and you have to obey the law.

I campaign all the time.

My reputation is too important to put it aside for purposes of some friendship. We have a job to do.

In politics, all you have is your word.

The current administration has made the decision to cut dollars going for community development block grants, for various incentives to bring cities back.

It's real difficult to save when you don't have any money.

Ethics is not a job that anyone turns to naturally, but every public agency has to have it.

My reputation is too important to put it aside for purposes of some friendship. We have a job to do.

Everybody expects that their vote's going to count.

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.

I'm duty-bound to follow the law and apply to the law to the facts as I find them.

I think recent revelations about who's in what bed speak to the problems with what happened in the Gulf.

I am convinced that we as a body must conduct a formal and legitimate debate about election irregularities.

Even six months later, they have not figured out how do we help the people from the area get housing.

I raise this objection to debate the process, and protect the integrity of the true will of the people.

I would not say that George Bush doesn't care about people at all. I think that his loyalties are to the upper class.

The current administration has made the decision to cut dollars going for community development block grants, for various incentives to bring cities back.

It's real difficult to save when you don't have any money.

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.

A community is business, education, and housing. Without those, the community suffers.

In politics, all you have is your word.

Ethics is not a job that anyone turns to naturally, but every public agency has to have it.

I don’t like the death penalty but it was the law in Ohio. Therefore as a prosecutor I sought the death penalty and as a judge I imposed the death penalty. It was the law and you have to obey the law.

People hold elected officials to a higher ethical standard than most others.

In the criminal justice community, as a judge, being tough is not enough. You have to be fair.

I campaign all the time.