the tragedy inspired tough new laws in connecticut, and grief-stricken families from newtown are calling on congress, the federal congress, to act. and condolences pouring in from all around the world following the death of former prime minister margaret thatcher. known as the iron lady for her personal and political toughness, thatcher was the only woman to become the british prime minister. president obama said thatcher was an example to our daughters. that there is no glass ceiling that cannot be shattered. as prime minister she helped restore the confidence and pride that has always been the hallmark of britain at its best. margaret thatcher does leave behind quite a legacy. ted bromand is the senior research fellow at the heritage foundation. he now joins me from washington. good morning. good morning. margaret thatcher, such a defining personality. in 2011 an american movie was made about margaret thatcher. why does she resonate with americans? i think she resonates wi
background checks. guess who else wants it? 84% of nra members. so your question was what are these senators afraid of? they re afraid of two things. they re afraid of giving senator they re afraid of giving president obama what et cetera wants, and they re afraid of the nra. the problem is the nra doesn t represent the majority of the american people. let s talk about that. we always say we always hear this that the nra has all control over members of congress. doesn t this prove that it really does? well, you know, we keep applying to the nra everybody keeps talking about these polls about the support for this. well, produce a bill. i mean, we re back to square one when it comes to we ll read it once we pass it. we ll keep talking about the gun control bill, but we don t know which bill we re talking about. the devil is in the details. they keep throwing around universal background checks. if that was so popular, don t you think harry reid would already have the bill ready
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