By TARINI PARTI | 7/17/13 12:32 PM EDT
Sen. Marco Rubio will face several of his supporters-turned-critics in a closed door meeting of the Tea Party Caucus next Tuesday.
The Florida Republican has been criticized by tea party and conservative groups for his work with the Gang of Eight, and will be one of the senators, House members and tea party-affiliated groups attending the meeting.
The Republican National Committee is also expected to send a representative to the meeting. Mike Shields, chief of staff to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, spoke at the House tea party caucus meeting in April — an indication that the GOP establishment is making an effort to work with the tea party lawmakers.
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