bobbyw24
11-04-2010, 06:18 AM
The Tea Party movement has earned a sizeable voice in Congress after two tumultuous years in the making, and it's moving quickly to carve out a foothold in Washington before the next session begins in January.
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Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Tea Party darling who moved to create a House caucus for the movement over the summer, is planning to run for a top-ranking leadership position, according to a colleague. Rand Paul, the winner of the Kentucky Senate contest, said Wednesday that he wants to form a bicameral Tea Party caucus.
The developments signal that the Tea Party's congressional stewards are looking to expand the movement's reach as soon as possible, though it's unclear whether the contingent will complement or combat the Republican Party as a whole.
While some party leaders on both sides of the aisle said they would welcome and work with the new class of lawmakers, Tea Party-aligned Sen. Jim DeMint on Wednesday suggested the incoming members wage a battle against the party infrastructure.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/03/tea-partiers-looking-build-conservative-coalition-capitol-hill/#
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Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Tea Party darling who moved to create a House caucus for the movement over the summer, is planning to run for a top-ranking leadership position, according to a colleague. Rand Paul, the winner of the Kentucky Senate contest, said Wednesday that he wants to form a bicameral Tea Party caucus.
The developments signal that the Tea Party's congressional stewards are looking to expand the movement's reach as soon as possible, though it's unclear whether the contingent will complement or combat the Republican Party as a whole.
While some party leaders on both sides of the aisle said they would welcome and work with the new class of lawmakers, Tea Party-aligned Sen. Jim DeMint on Wednesday suggested the incoming members wage a battle against the party infrastructure.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/03/tea-partiers-looking-build-conservative-coalition-capitol-hill/#