http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/jones_on_stage_with_obama Comments for "Jones on stage with Obama" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/jones_on_stage_with_obama <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/profile_images/walter.jones.jpg" border="1" alt="Walter Jones" title="Walter Jones" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="100" height="150" align="right" />U.S. Rep. <a href="/dome/profiles/walter_b_jones_jr">Walter Jones</a> stood on stage behind President Barack Obama today as the president signed a sweeping credit card reform act into law.</p><p>Jones, of Farmville, was a co-sponsor of the reform bill and the only Republican House member to have a seat on the stage at this afternoon’s White House ceremony, Barb Barrett reports.</p><p>He won re-election to his 8th term last year after a tough GOP primary battle in which some Republicans said Jones wasn’t conservative enough on some issues.</p><p>Among those in the audience were Democratic Reps. <a href="/dome/profiles/brad_miller">Brad Miller</a> of Raleigh and <a href="/dome/profiles/david_price">David Price</a> of Chapel Hill. Miller also co-sponsored the bill.</p><p>And Price inserted a key disclosure requirement in the bill that forces credit card companies to tell borrowers how much it would cost them to make just minimum payments on their debts.</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/jones_on_stage_with_obama#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/jones_on_stage_with_obama#comment Barack Obama Brad Miller credit cards David Price Under the Dome Walter Jones Fri, 22 May 2009 15:40:37 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 14048 at http://projects.newsobserver.com