ICYMI: Credit comes due in key house races

Mondaire Jones just cannot escape the barrage of bad headlines including the most recent where he is called out by both sides of the aisle for taking credit where it isn’t due. 

In case you missed it… 

Credit comes due in key house races
Politico New York
Nick Reisman 
06/28/2024

Former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones has said he was key in getting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act over the finish line — a claim that’s being called into question by those on both sides of the bargaining table.

Jones’ campaign website says, “He negotiated passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.”

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Two Republicans and one Democrat who are familiar with the negotiations over the law remember it differently.

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“I negotiated the agreement by which it was passed into law,” he said. “Never have I said, or would I say, that I negotiated the provisions of the infrastructure bill.”

Jones recalled being in the room when Democrats were trying to craft a final sign-off.

“We said, ‘Guys, we have to do this,’” he said. “‘We have to get this passed.’”

But at least one Democrat does not recall Jones, a freshman at the time, playing a major role.

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Lawler’s campaign, however, is not seeing the nuance.

“Can anyone trust a word that comes out of Mondaire’s mouth?” Lawler spokesperson Chris Russell said. “So far, the answer is clear — no.” 

Read the whole thing here.