The reason Republicans are willing to be put on record voting against sensible gun laws that will protect children from being massacred in their schools is because of the power of the NRA.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “The reason Republicans are willing to be put on record voting against sensible gun laws that will protect children from…”
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Whitehouse discusses the influence of the NRA on Republican lawmakers.
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