U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, spoke at the South Florida Tea Party’s first rally in West Palm Beach on Tax Day in 2009. But he’s not one of the 28 Republicans who have signed up for the new House Tea Party Caucus.

“Congressman Rooney is very supportive of the Tea Party Movement and its message of lower taxes, less government and more personal freedom,” Rooney spokesman Michael Mahaffey said.

But, Mahaffey added: “He believes the strength of the Tea Party lies in its grass roots support and its leadership from the people, not from Washington.”

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