Benjamin Russell students asked Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) about border security, the lottery, his vote on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and impeachment Thursday. John Fussell’s government and economics class held a teleconference with Jones and asked him prepared questions on his stances and why he voted for certain things in the U.S. Senate.
Michael Ann Wellborn said the class was originally going to study the Russell Corp. shutdowns in Alexander City but switched to talking about Jones. Charlee Ann Peppers said students were given two weeks to research Jones, write a two-page biography and fact sheet on him and give Fussell 10 questions they wanted to ask Jones.
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