As author of “The New Terrorism: How to Fight It and Defeat It,” Van Hipp guides American Defense International, Inc., and is a thought leader in the realm of international relations. In a February Fox News piece, Van Hipp took a look back at the life of Walter B. Jones, a North Carolina Congressman who recently passed away at age 76.
Elected to the House of Representatives in 1994 as part of the wave of new faces that made up the Gingrich Revolution, Jones was one of those who took back Congress for a GOP majority for the first time in four decades.
Known for his ability to make deals happen, he frequently worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle. In what Democratic US Congressman G.K. Butterfield, who had also chaired the Congressional Black Caucus, termed “one of the greatest honors of my life,” Jones asked his colleague to administer his oath of office at home.
Walter B. Jones was known for his integrity and consistent support of the military and veterans on key issues, while earning distinction as a deficit hawk who voted against measures that increased the national debt. He was also willing to admit mistakes and publicly came to regret his vote in favor of the the Iraq War. In the following decades, Jones penned 11,000 letters to families of American service members who had fallen in the line of duty.
Elected to the House of Representatives in 1994 as part of the wave of new faces that made up the Gingrich Revolution, Jones was one of those who took back Congress for a GOP majority for the first time in four decades.
Known for his ability to make deals happen, he frequently worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle. In what Democratic US Congressman G.K. Butterfield, who had also chaired the Congressional Black Caucus, termed “one of the greatest honors of my life,” Jones asked his colleague to administer his oath of office at home.
Walter B. Jones was known for his integrity and consistent support of the military and veterans on key issues, while earning distinction as a deficit hawk who voted against measures that increased the national debt. He was also willing to admit mistakes and publicly came to regret his vote in favor of the the Iraq War. In the following decades, Jones penned 11,000 letters to families of American service members who had fallen in the line of duty.
