The Tea Party’s take on the debt crisis

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The House of Representatives passed a landmark deal yesterday as the United States inched closer to defaulting on its debts. As the bill makes its way over to the Senate many are noting the influence that the Tea Party had on the outcome. During the debate, some Republican freshman members were urging leaders not to make any concessions, and some felt any increase in the debt ceiling was out of the question. How will these new Tea Party members react to Speaker Boehner’s compromise? Kate Zernike  of The New York Times, gives us a peak at how Tea Party members are reacting to the debt crisis. While  David Webb, host of  The David Webb Show  on SiriusXM, and the founder of TeaParty365, does not want to see any increase to the debt ceiling.

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