2Illinois Rep. Derrick Smith, D-Chicago, listens to lawmakers argue legislation while on the House floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. A federal judge denied Smith’s request to postpone his bribery trial, rejecting his lawyer’s arguments that the Chicago Democrat needs to be in Springfield next week to take some “significant” votes, rather than sitting in a Chicago courtroom. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)