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Jun 6, 2013
BillTally Study Reveals Tea Party Caucus Wants Most Cuts, Progressives Counter with Spending
For the third straight BillTally report, the Tea Party Caucus in the House has proposed to cut the most from the budget – if you’re counting, that’s the entirety of the Caucus’ existence.
May 16, 2013
MinnPost: Bachmann, Tea Party rally against IRS disclosures
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s press conference on the IRS nearly turned into a spontaneous, bona fide Tea Party rally Thursday morning.
May 16, 2013
Washington Times: Tea party groups join with GOP in IRS protest on Hill
Republican lawmakers joined forces Thursday with tea party leaders on Capitol Hill, calling for a thorough investigation into the IRS targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny and demanding that the Obama administration come clean about what it knew about the scandal.
Jul 12, 2012
The Hill: Conservatives tell GOP leaders they want healthcare funding fight this year
Conservatives in the House are pushing GOP leaders to continue the campaign against President Obama's healthcare law even after Wednesday's vote to repeal the law.
Jul 12, 2012
CNS News: House Conservatives to Boehner: Defund Obamacare Now
On Wednesday, at least 80 House Republicans so far have signed a letter calling upon Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the House GOP leaders to halt any future funding of the health care law given that the House controls most appropriations.
Jun 11, 2012
Cath News USA: Catholic lawmaker seeks colleagues’ support for HHS mandate suits
A Catholic congressman from Louisiana is organizing an effort to have lawmakers file legal briefs in favor of lawsuits against the Obama administration’s controversial contraception mandate. “It’s one way that members of Congress can get involved,” said Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.).
May 18, 2012
USA Today: Some Tea Party freshmen still adjusting to D.C. politics
USA TODAY interviewed ...Tea Party-supported freshmen in Congress to gauge how they were transitioning from their 2010 campaigns, where they promised to change Washington, to actual governing in D.C.
May 9, 2012
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The Hill: Conservatives criticize GOP bill to replace automatic cuts
House conservatives will be holding their noses as they vote for legislation to replace defense cuts slated for 2013 on Thursday, with one member denouncing the bill as a piece of “election-year grandstanding.” ...Several conservatives who opposed the 2011 debt-limit hike say they will likely support the legislation Thursday, but they first delivered a bitter message to their party’s leadership: We told you so.
Feb 1, 2012
The Washington Times: MILLER: Tea Party on the Hill
House Republican freshmen have been in Washington for a year, but they haven’t become part of the established order. ...They believe fiscal responsibility begins with their own office budget.
Sep 6, 2011
USA Today: GOP freshmen return, resume effort to roll back regulations
After the summer's red-hot battles over the nation's debt ceiling, Republican freshmen return to the nation's capital Wednesday emboldened for one of the fights that could dominate the fall: repealing environmental and labor rules Republican leaders say have stymied hiring.