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David Gergen: He can get -- he can get the background checks done. I think that is very doable this year. But Anderson, he doesn't…

On the recordJanuary 15, 2013
He can get -- he can get the background checks done. I think that is very doable this year. But Anderson, he doesn't have the support in the Democratic Party much less the Republican Party that he needs to get this through the Senate.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the feasibility of background checks and the lack of support from both parties.

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