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).
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.