Christina Jones

Legislative Director and Deputy Chief of Staff @Us Congress

Washington, DC, US

Supervised, mentored, and trained junior staff of legislative assistants, correspondents, and interns. Developed, drafted, and managed legislation, including bills, amendments, resolutions, and appropriations requests. • Wrote statements and speeches for delivery in committee hearings and markups; before Rules Committee and on the House floor; in the congressional district, across the nation, and abroad; and for print, electronic, and online media. • Negotiated with senior staff officials in the House leadership and standing committees. Routinely represented Members in high-level meetings with Executive Department officials at the federal and state level. • Met with lobbyists and policy entrepreneurs to garner support for important legislative initiatives and advised Members on broad range of policy and political matters.COMMITTEE EXPERTISE: Appropriations, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Transportation & Infrastructure, Homeland Security, Science, Rules