“Ill. Rep. swaps finance for immigration

UPI.com, 01/05/2013 –

“A top congressional Democrat from Illinois says he has temporarily surrendered his longtime post to work on immigration reform.

“Rep. Luis Gutierrez says he has joined the House Judiciary Committee to work on the issue that has evaded solution for years…

“…Gutierrez's switch -- from the House Financial Services Committee -- follows President Barack Obama's pledge to make immigration reform a top issue in his second term.

“…Gutierrez has served on the Financial Services Committee for more than 20 years and described his move to the other committee as temporary.”

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