SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch collected a very powerful reinforce in his bid to be the following speaker of the Illinois House on Tuesday, selecting up backing from the Latinx Caucus and seeing two of his competitors go out the race. And in a vote overdue Tuesday, 50 House Democrats voted for Welch for speaker, and 15 voted for downstate state Rep. Jay Hoffman, assets instructed the Chicago Sun-Times. Another 18 voted provide. Sixty votes are had to develop into speaker. The reinforce from Hispanic legislators comes an afternoon after the Black Caucus selected the Hillside Democrat as its candidate, assets instructed the Chicago Sun-Times. Three assets — one in every of them throughout the House Latinx Caucus
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Patriots Release Tom Welch After He Surrenders Sack on Tom Brady
by Jeff Howe on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 6:53PM The Patriots released tackle Tom Welch on Monday, a day after he surrendered one of the Jets' four sacks on quarterback Tom Brady. There was no concurrent roster transaction, so the Patriots will add a player by Wednesday to get to 53.Welch has been the Patriots' third tackle for three games this season, and his release could be a good sign for Sebastian Vollmer's health. Vollmer has missed four games with a back injury. Welch surrendered the fourth sack on Brady against the Jets, allowing Jamaal Westerman to swim past him to run free into Brady's blind side. It was the only sack the Jets registered without blitzing.