▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁I ▁still ▁stand ▁by ▁our ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 - day ▁rule ." ▁▁ ▁Jones ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Forum ▁of ▁Senate ▁Pres idents ' ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Legisl ative ▁Le aders ▁Foundation ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁As ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Senate , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁block ▁legisl ation , ▁even ▁if ▁most ▁sen ators ▁wanted ▁to ▁a ▁vote ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁Jones ▁had ▁fe ud s ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁office ▁with ▁other ▁Democr ats , ▁most ▁not ably ▁House ▁Spe aker ▁Michael ▁Mad igan . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁al ly ▁of ▁im pe ached ▁ex - G overn or ▁Rod ▁B lag o jev ich . ▁Jones ▁te amed ▁with ▁fellow ▁Chicago ▁Dem ocrat ▁B lag o jev ich ▁to ▁propose ▁plans ▁for ▁health ▁care ▁and ▁education , ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁$ 5 ▁billion ▁in ▁increased ▁business ▁tax es ▁and ▁g amb ling . ▁The ▁plan ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁enough ▁support ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁Mad igan ▁would ▁fail ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁When ▁Jones ▁attended ▁strategy ▁session ▁meet ings ▁regarding ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁budget , ▁he ▁bar red ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁leadership ▁because ▁he ▁fe ared ▁the ▁member ▁would ▁leak ▁information ▁to ▁Mad igan . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Illinois ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁Jones ▁often ▁kept ▁up ▁the ▁trad itions ▁of ▁old - school