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INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

First Published in 1994

INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

Political

NC Congressman Walter B. Jones Moved to Hospice Care

By Press Release
Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., holds up a copy of the Constitution while talking to reporters as House Republicans emerge from a closed-door meeting on how to deal with the impasse over the Homeland Security budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. GOP lawmakers have been trying to block President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration through the funding for the DHS which expires Friday night. Sounding retreat, House Republicans agreed Thursday night to push short-term funding to prevent a partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security while leaving in place Obama administration immigration policies they have vowed to repeal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., holds up a copy of the Constitution while talking to reporters as House Republicans emerge from a closed-door meeting on how to deal with the impasse over the Homeland Security budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. GOP lawmakers have been trying to block President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration through the funding for the DHS which expires Friday night. Sounding retreat, House Republicans agreed Thursday night to push short-term funding to prevent a partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security while leaving in place Obama administration immigration policies they have vowed to repeal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FARMVILLE – After missing votes starting in July 2018, Republican Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-03) was granted a leave of absence from the House in December due to an undisclosed illness. In January the esteemed congressman from Eastern North Carolina fell and broke his hip, requiring surgery. Over the weekend, WITN reported that Congressman Jones has been moved to hospice care.

“Congressman Walter Jones is in hospice, his wife Joe Anne Jones confirmed Saturday at their home in Farmville.

The family declined to give any other details about his condition.

Jones’ health has declined after breaking his hip last week, the Congressman’s Washington office said.

“The family asks for your prayers, and for their privacy to be respected during this difficult time,” according to the release.[…]”

It is sad to hear of the marked health deterioration of such a beloved congressman. Jones has represented Eastern North Carolina for nearly 25 years. Originally a Democrat – his father long represented North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in Washington – Jones was first elected to office in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District in 1994 after switching to the Republican Party to better reflect his values.

Read the rest of the story at First In Freedom Daily.

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