I was lucky enough to have known the Congresswoman, and talked to her on an almost daily basis last semester. I was a House Page, and I can't think of a more genuine member of Congress that her.
Ms. Tubbs-Jones helped organize a charity basketball game in DC every year, with a team comprised of Members of the Congress playing against a Georgetown law professors team. She coached the House team this year, and they ended up breaking a 10 year losing streak in a tripple over time. We (the Pages) were the only people there to cheer for the House team (outnumbered at least 4 to 1 by the Georgetown students),and immediately rushed on the court afterwords and celebrated with Ms. Tubbs-Jones. I've never seen anyone as genuinely excited as she was after that game, and the next day at work bragging about it to her colleagues. There were tears rolling down her cheeks, and the next day on the Floor she thanked us in a 1-minute speech. She was a tremendous, caring woman who I will never forget.
"I feel god in this chili's..."
