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Ari Fleischer: “I hope so. I think the Tea Party deserves it. I think they're the ones who have made this whole debate and this whole…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2011
I hope so. I think the Tea Party deserves it. I think they're the ones who have made this whole debate and this whole fact, now that we're actually trying to cut spending in Washington, reality.
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Fleischer supports the inclusion of the Tea Party in the budget debate.

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