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Tea Party Caucus
The
Tea Party Caucus
(
TPC
) is a
congressional caucus
of
conservative
members of the
Republican Party
in the
United States House of Representatives
. The now largely inactive Caucus is chaired by Rep.
Tim Huelskamp
(
KS
), and was founded and first chaired by
Minnesota
Congresswoman
Michele Bachmann
in July 2010. Though the primary functions of the Caucus have varied from year to year, it is dedicated to promoting
fiscal responsibility
, including significant cuts in non-defense spending, adherence to the
movement
's interpretation of the
Constitution
, and advocated
socially conservative
legislation, supported the
right to keep and bear arms
, and promoted
limited government
.
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