WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- House Speaker John Boehner attended a reception Wednesday for the Republican National Committee while a memorial service was being held in Tucson, an aide said.
The aide told Roll Call the Ohio Republican planned to leave the 7 p.m. EST event before President Barack Obama's speech at the memorial service for six people killed at a political event in Tucson Saturday. Another aide said the reception, hosted by Boehner's political action committee and coinciding with an RNC meeting, was scheduled before Saturday's mass shooting, which also left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., critically wounded.