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Kyl: Obama Once Like Tea Party Freshmen

Could President Obama and House Tea Party freshmen possibly have anything in common? Republican Sen. Jon Kyl said that, much like the Tea Partiers, Obama used to oppose raising the debt ceiling when he was a freshman senator.

Updated Apr. 24, 2017 3:12PM ET / Published Jul. 31, 2011 8:00PM ET

Could President Obama and House Tea Party freshmen possibly have anything in common? Republican Sen. Jon Kyl said that, much like the Tea Partiers, Obama used to oppose raising the debt ceiling when he was a freshman senator.