Black Caucus women: Alabama's Jones should be seated now

ATLANTA (AP) " Female members of the Congressional Black Caucus are asking Republican leaders to let Alabama Democrat Doug Jones join the Senate immediately or delay legislative votes. But the move is unlikely to sway the GOP as it tries to get a tax bill to President Donald Trump's desk.In separate letters to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, 20 House members say Jones has been "duly elected" by Alabama voters, adding, "It is time for [...]


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