YAKIMA, Wash. -- Nobody does political anger like the “tea party” crowd, and they’ll be at it again Friday, rallying in opposition of proposed federal health care policy.

Kirk Groenig, an Ellensburg resident who helped organized the tax day tea parties in April, is coordinating the event, which will go from 7:30 to 10 a.m. outside U.S. Sen. Patty Murray’s office in Yakima, 402 E. Yakima Ave.

It won’t be the first such gathering. Two "tea party" events in Yakima protested the federal government's bailout of Wall Street and the stimulus plan.

The group's name pays homage to the 1773 Boston Tea Party tax protest organized by American colonists against the British.

Friday's protest is aimed specifically at House Resolution 3200 which, according to a news release from Groenig, is “stealing the ‘American Way of Life.’” Opponents of the Democrats' health-care reform proposals say they don't want to see more government intrusion and worry that Americans will lose their ability to determine their own health-care coverage.

Murray, a supporter of sweeping health care reform, argued for the cause last month on the Senate floor.

“By creating a competitive pool of insurance options -- including a public option -- we can bring down costs and premiums in the long-run,” said Murray, D-Wash. “We will be moving to a system that rewards innovation and healthy outcomes, and because Americans will have a choice of insurance plans, insurance providers will be forced to lower costs to be competitive.”

- Pat Muir