Congressman Luis Gutiérrez(Democrat-Tony Rezko) Wants Obama’s Senate Seat

Chicago Public Radio reports on Luis Gutiérrez(Democrat-Tony Rezko):

A U.S. Congressman from Chicago isn’t being shy about wanting a promotion to fill Barack Obama’s Senate seat. We report from our West Side bureau.

Democratic Representative Luis Gutiérrez has helped lead a legislative struggle -- unsuccessful, so far -- to provide millions of undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship.

The Puerto Rican descendent says he and Governor Rod Blagojevich are on the same page on the issue. It’s the governor who gets to appoint Barack Obama’s replacement in the U.S. Senate. Gutiérrez says he’s meeting with Blagojevich about the post next week.

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