U.S. Rep.-elect Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., speaks to supporters who gathered for a Protect the Results rally, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in front of the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains, N.Y.

Rep. Mondaire Jones on Starting Out in Congress

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 25, 2021

U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY17, Rockland County and part of Westchester County) talks about his first weeks in Congress in the wake of the attack and amid the pandemic, as the Biden administration gets underway. Where do his progressive politics fit in with the Democratic-controlled Congress?

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