Bachmann ready to 'take the handcuffs off'
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/12/politics/bachmann-ready-to-take-the-handcuffs-off/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Rep. Michele Bachmann says now that she's leaving Congress, she can "take the handcuffs off."
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Friday, the eight-year Minnesota congresswoman said she wants to play a major role in the 2016 presidential campaign -- even though she has no plans to seek the Republican nomination.
"I intend to go around the country and speak nationally on a variety of issues. I'll be writing. I'll be affiliating with groups," she said.
Bachmann had harsh words for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), calling Thursday night's vote to pass a government funding bill -- which Bachmann opposed -- the most consequential of her four terms. She voted against the bill Thursday.
She said Boehner had linked arms with President Barack Obama to avert a government shutdown without defunding Obama's executive action overhauling U.S. immigration rules. "The cake was baked months ago," she said.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/12/politics/bachmann-ready-to-take-the-handcuffs-off/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Rep. Michele Bachmann says now that she's leaving Congress, she can "take the handcuffs off."
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Friday, the eight-year Minnesota congresswoman said she wants to play a major role in the 2016 presidential campaign -- even though she has no plans to seek the Republican nomination.
"I intend to go around the country and speak nationally on a variety of issues. I'll be writing. I'll be affiliating with groups," she said.
Bachmann had harsh words for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), calling Thursday night's vote to pass a government funding bill -- which Bachmann opposed -- the most consequential of her four terms. She voted against the bill Thursday.
She said Boehner had linked arms with President Barack Obama to avert a government shutdown without defunding Obama's executive action overhauling U.S. immigration rules. "The cake was baked months ago," she said.
