Sentences with phrase «congressman at a tea party»

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(CNN)-- An anti-abortion Republican congressman from Tennessee, first elected in 2010 with support from tea party activists, testified at divorce proceedings in 2001 that he and his wife mutually agreed on her getting two abortions, according to court transcripts released to CNN Friday.

«In our country, it's not right when men and women work hard at a full - time job and can't earn enough to make ends meet or support their families, but Congressman Shithead would rather chose Tea Party ideology than help hardworking families,» said Emily Bittner of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

When CQ Roll Call asked Miller about his preference between challenging the senator or at - large congressman, the tea party - backed two - time Senate candidate demurred.

Rep. Bob Inglis, a six - term Republican Congressman from South Carolina and member of the House Committee on Science and Technology, lost his primary bid for re-election to a Tea Party - backed candidate who accused him of not being conservative enough, at least in part because of his record of accepting reality on climate change.