Ros-Lehtinen embarks on second Honduras trip by GOP lawmakers

The Hill
By Jordan Fabian

Several days after Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) lead a controversial congressional delegation trip to Honduras, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) on Monday departed on a similar journey.

The ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is opposed to the Obama administration's support of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. She announced the trip late last week.

Ros-Lehtinen tweeted that she would meet with Americans and officials ahead of the tumultuous nation's November 29 elections:

Off to Honduras to meet w/Americans in Honduras as well Honduran officials so that upcoming elections are free, fair and transparent.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) last week nearly blocked DeMint, along with GOP Reps. Peter Roskam Ill.), Aaron Schock (Ill.), and Doug Lamborn (Colo.), from traveling to Honduras last Friday. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) intervened to approve the trip late Thursday night. Read entire article