DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican Party needs a unified reform agenda to succeed in 2014, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said Saturday at an Iowa fundraiser where conservatives including Sarah Palin gathered to take punches at lawmakers in Congress.

Lee, considered instrumental in leading the fight that brought on the 16-day partial government shutdown, acknowledged that the lack of an agenda has separated the party.

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