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Boehner turns down Vatican trip

House Speaker John Boehner is turning down a trip to Vatican City with Vice President Joe Biden so he can attend to congressional issues in D.C.

Boehner, who is Catholic, got the invite to Pope Francis's swearing in on Wednesday, after President Barack Obama visited the Capitol.

“I am grateful for the invitation to attend the papal investiture in Rome with Vice President Biden, and would like to be able to join the trip," Boehner said in a statement to POLITICO. "Unfortunately, my duties in the House next week - including hosting President Obama and the Prime Minister of Ireland at the Capitol on Tuesday, and the debate on the budget - make that impossible. I wish the Vice President all the best in his journey, and hope he communicates the prayers and warm regards of every American, especially Catholics, to the first pope from the Americas."

Obama will be at the Capitol next Tuesday for the annual St. Patrick's Day lunch.

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