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Bachmann leads opponents of any debt ceiling raise
Gazette Staff/SourceMedia
Jul. 29, 2011 7:25 am
As House Speaker John A. Boehner battled to quell unrest among conservatives ahead of a major vote, one of his most prominent members, Rep. Michele Bachmann, openly revolted.
Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican running for president with “tea party” support, bucked her party leader in a speech at the National Press Club, only miles from Capitol Hill.
http://iowacaucus.com/2011/07/29/bachmann-leads-opponents-of-any-debt-ceiling-raise/