Leader: Lawmakers don’t have a say

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The president of the Illinois Senate says state lawmakers have no formal control over whether terrorism suspects wind up being housed in the state.

State Sen. John Cullerton said lawmakers can’t take an official vote allowing or blocking the plan. The Chicago Democrat said Thursday that the only role for lawmakers is to have a committee review the idea and take an advisory vote.

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