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Tea Party lawmakers pushed their colleagues on Friday to deny funding for President Obama's recent decision to shelter millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation, saying Republicans who told midterm voters they'd put a stop to the president's "amnesty" need to put their money where their mouth is.

"Just about every Republican candidate in the country campaigned saying, 'If you elect us, we will stop president Obama's amnesty,'" Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said at a news conference from the steps of the U.S. Capitol, flanked by several tea party-affiliated colleagues. "What I'm here urging my fellow Republicans to do is very, very simple: do what you said you would do. Honor your commitments."

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Congressional Republicans are settling on a strategy to strike back at President Obama's executive action on immigration. As Nancy Cordes reports...

Republican congressional leaders are gauging support for a spending bill that would punt any attempt to defund the president's proposal into next year, averting the imminent threat of a government shutdown and allowing the incoming, GOP-controlled Congress to take the lead on the issue.

Some of the most conservative members of the congressional GOP, though, are pushing their leaders to take a stand now, not later.

"Congress should stand up and use the power of the purse to say we will fund the government, we will fund the operation of the federal government, but we will not allocate taxpayer dollars to lawless and illegal amnesty," Cruz explained.

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, one of the fiercest critics of the president's immigration policies, suggested members who vote to fund Mr. Obama's executive action, even if temporarily, will have violated the public trust.

King said he can't fathom "how it is that anybody can step into the House or Senate chambers January 6th and take an oath to uphold this constitution...having voted to fund the president's lawless unconstitutional act."

"That crosses a line that can't be tolerated!" he exclaimed. "And anyone that would vote to fund it can't sincerely take this oath next January."

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A tea bloom consists of long tea leaves bundled with jasmine and orange lilies into a bulb.

Whatever your political bent, a tea party really suggests a relaxed moment. Over a cup of steaming aroma-filled tea and a plate of pastries, you can enjoy conversations, a book, or simply a quiet time. Such is the appeal of this beverage that American tea consumption has jumped to about 230 million pounds of tea leaves in 2012. Imagine how many pots of tea that equals! The Tea Association has estimated that to be about 3 billion gallons of tea annually.

Its no wonder, then, that someone like Great Falls resident Laurie Bell continues to hold her successful tea seminars each year, growing in size and number. From her first efforts of the Great Falls Tea Garden, she has moved from her home kitchen to Cathys Corner and the Artists Atelier in Great Falls to the larger space, the barn at Colvin Run Mill, also in Great Falls. My business has been growing at a steady pace, and I love to share information about teas, she said. The interest in tea in the United States is today like wine and coffee was 30 years ago.

Fortunately for her students, Bell is no stranger to the food world, having run her successful Great Falls-based A La Bell Cuisine catering business for many years. But she transitioned to the tea world about 10 years ago because of a life-long interest in the plant. I have always been interested in tea and through my travels, she said. I discovered there was much more to tea than black tea bags, and as I discovered all the various teas out there, I wanted to share that knowledge. I have always been a teacher at heart and tea seemed like the next step. Bell also attributes her love of tea to her grandmother, who used to serve daily afternoon tea with milk and sugar. Bell admitted that she reached middle age before having a cup of coffee.

Bell is also no stranger to the tea world, having earned two levels of tea certification from the Specialty Tea Institute. Adding to her in-depth tea knowledge, Bell also attends seminars and tea conferences, thus making her a valuable tea consultant in the metro area. For that reason, Bell has brewed teas for such groups as Slow Food, American Institute of Wine and Food, and Women Chefs and Restaurateurs.

For students in her two-hour Colvin Run Mill classes, Bell follows a typical routine, starting with a brief history of tea growing and consumption, and then offering samples of the tea style the class is focusing on. As an added incentive for students to learn more about teas, she serves a treat made with tea as an ingredient, some of which are on the Great Falls Tea Garden website.

I experiment with tea recipes on a regular basis, she said. As a result, she has created a variety of taste treats, including the tea-infused panna cotta recipe below.

For more information about upcoming tea classes or about teas in general, contact Laurie Bell, Great Falls Tea Garden, 703-757-6209 or email her at Laurie@greatfallsteagarden.com. Or go to the website: http://www.greatfallsteagarden.com

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Evan Sayet at Tea Party Christmas

Nationally known comedian and conservative commentator Evan Sayet will perform at the first-ever Christmas party of the Redlands Tea Party Patriots in Mentone on Dec. 11.

Sayet headlines conservative events throughout the United States. He authored The KinderGarden Eden: How the Modern Liberal Thinks. This will be his first appearance with the Redlands Tea Party Patriots.

The Christmas party is a joint effort between the Redlands Tea Party Patriots and Unite IE, a coalition of two dozen conservative groups in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Tickets are $20, which includes admission, appetizers and two drinks. The three-hour event begins at 6 p.m. at the Mill Creek Cattle Co., 1874 Mentone Blvd., in Mentone.

Tickets are listed on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/redlands-tea-party-patriots-unite-ie-christmas-party-tickets-13669922105.

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