dʒˈoʊnz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐtˈɛnʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt fɔːɹ poʊstpˈoʊnɪŋ ɐ vˈoʊt ˌɔn ɐn ˌɔːɾəmˈæɾɪk lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv pˈeɪ ɹˈeɪz ʌv sˈɛvən.fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɡˌoʊ ˌɪntʊ ɪfˈɛkt ɪf ðə sˈɛnət dɪdnˌɑːt vˈoʊt ɔnðə pɹəpˈoʊzəl ðə hˈaʊs vˈoʊɾᵻd nˈoʊ.
Jones also received attention in 2008 for postponing a vote on an automatic legislative pay raise of 7.5% which would go into effect if the Senate did not vote on the proposal (the House voted no).