Tea Party Favorite Gets Blowback Over GOP Leadership Bid

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Tea Party favorite gets blowback over GOP leadership bid

By Alexander Bolton

Senate Republicans piled on conservative Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) during a private meeting Thursday, rebuking him after he pressed several GOP leaders earlier in the week to step down because of term limits.

Colleagues scolded Lee for lacking collegiality by trying to enforce a GOP conference rule that allows lawmakers to serve only three terms in the elected leadership, according to lawmakers who attended the heated discussion.

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