Heart attacks can be deadly.

Former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez was hospitalized this week for “extremely high blood pressure and hypertension,” spouse Soraida Gutierrez said in an emailed statement. “He is under the excellent medical care of doctors who are monitoring the situation closely,” she wrote. He was admitted to a Chicago hospital on Wednesday night. On Friday, a spokesperson said there were no updates. (snip) Gutierrez was among a half-dozen Democrats who introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in November 2017.

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