Roland Burris Arrives, Leaves Capitol Hill

Brad Haynes reports on Congress. A throng of reporters huddled in the rain outside the U.S. Capitol today awaiting the much hyped appearance of Roland Burris , Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ’s controversial nominee for the vacant seat of President-elect Barack Obama . Senate Sgt. at Arms Terrance Gainer, left, escorts Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris into the Secretary of the Senate’s office in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. (AP) Appointed while a cloud of scandal hangs over Blagojevich, Senate leaders vowed they will not formally seat Burris, who believes he is a legitimate and duly appointed member of the chamber. Burris arrived in the Capitol and was led to a meeting with the secretary of the Senate. The office rejected Burris’s appointment on Monday before he does not have proper documentation from state officials. Following the meeting, Burris spoke to the media briefly outside the Capitol, calling himself “the junior senator from Illinois” and ... (link)