Published 1/12/2009
by rsinderbrand
at CNN Political Ticker
Reid said Burris will be seated.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois senior senator and Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin said in a Monday statement that the Senate would accept the credentials of Roland Burris. Full statement follows:
“The Secretary of the Senate has determined that the new credentials presented today [...]
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