Peoria Journal Star:

Hoping to play a key role in shaping the GOP’s new leadership structure in Congress, U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood canceled his plans to attend a 12-day, taxpayer-funded trip to India, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore that began Monday.

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“If we’re going to have big changes in leadership, I want to really be a part of helping to shape that,” LaHood said. The Peoria congressman said he is backing Rep. John Boehner of Ohio for the No. 2 leadership job.
“I’m going to try to help him get elected,” said LaHood, who plans to spend the next few weeks lobbying his Illinois Republican colleagues to support Boehner. “I just really didn’t think I could be doing that when I was traveling around the world.”