Democrats initially turned him away after he was appointed by embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, but now they say they never had anything against him personally.

• 因布瑞斯是由“问题州长”布拉戈耶维奇所任命，民主党人起初反对其入职，但如今他们表示，之前的反对并非针对布瑞斯本人。