"Tea Party Lawmakers Find Conference a Meal Ticket to Raise Campaign Funds"

Bloomberg has more here.

"When Utah Republican Mike Lee came to the Conservative Political Action Conference last year, the Senate candidate was at the forefront of a Tea Party movement that he said was 'ready for a change' in Washington.
A year later, now-Senator Lee will be the guest of honor at a $250-a-head fundraiser sponsored by corporate lobbyists, including for Microsoft Corp. Tonight’s event, scheduled for the opening day of this year’s three-day conference in Washington, is intended to help pay Lee’s campaign debt."