ˈæftɚɹ oʊbˈɑːmə ˈɜːdʒd dʒˈoʊnz tə tʃˈeɪndʒ hɪz mˈaɪnd, dʒˈoʊnz ɹᵻlˈiːst ɐ stˈeɪtmənt sˈeɪɪŋ hiː wʊd kˈɔːl ðə sˈɛnət ˌɪntʊ sˈɛʃən, sˈeɪɪŋ ɪn ɐ stˈeɪtmənt: "aɪ plˈæn tə kˈɔːl ðə sˈɛnət bˈæk ˌɪntʊ sˈɛʃən tə dˈiːl wɪððɪ ˈɪʃuː ʌv ˈɛθɪks, ˈoʊnli æt ðə ɹᵻkwˈɛst ʌv maɪ fɹˈɛnd bɚɹˈɑːk oʊbˈɑːmə.
After Obama urged Jones to change his mind, Jones released a statement saying he would call the Senate into session, saying in a statement: "I plan to call the Senate back into session to deal with the issue of ethics, only at the request of my friend Barack Obama.