André Carson: House Intelligence News ‘Fired Up’ Tea Party

By Hannah Hess

Posted January 14, 2015 at 1:36pm

“It fired up the tea party, that’s for sure.”

— Rep. André Carson, D-Ind., who is the first Muslim lawmaker appointed to the House’s Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Wednesday after being congratulated by a colleague on the House floor.

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