Boehner Says Tea Party Is Raising Money 'Beating Up on Me'

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Channel: Roll Call · 2014 · News & Politics

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Speaker John A. Boehner gave a nice assessment of the tea party Thursday on its unofficial five year anniversary, but stressed he isn't exactly happy with groups like the Tea Party Patriots who are trying to fire him.

"My gripe is not with the tea party; my gripe is with some Washington organizations who feel like they got to go raise money by beating up on me and others," Boehner told reporters.

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