Bachmann starts a Capitol Hill Tea Party
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann announced today that she's filed the paperwork to create a "House Tea Party Caucus." In a written statement, Bachmann said the group intends to promote fiscal responsibility, limited government and "adherence to the Constitution."
"The American people are speaking out loud and clear. They have had enough of the spending, the bureaucracy, and the government knows best mentality running rampant today throughout the halls of Congress. This caucus will espouse the timeless principles of our founding, principles that all Members of Congress have sworn to uphold," Bachmann stated. "The American people are doing their part and making their voices heard and this caucus will prove that there are some here in Washington willing to listen."
Bachmann isn't the only one suggesting a Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill. Kentucky Republican Rand Paul, who is running for the U.S. Senate, told the National Review that he would like to form a Tea Party Caucus with South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint and Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn.
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