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Position politically. >> we've heard this song before, we heard it after new town, we heard it after virginia tech, we've heard it after every mass shooting, they think they might make some progress. doesn't happen. there was an op-ed in the "new york times" that listed the members of congress who accepted the largest contributions from the nra, they include john mccain, richard bird, ray blount, we're talking almost $8 million on the case of john mccain on the house side, over a million dollars for congressman french hill. i get asked all the time is the nra really that powerful? are they -- ...

About the way forward. >> reporter: mcconnell continues to offer tweaks to the bill as he brings the conference together. those have not revealed, even to the members. but tweaks alone may not be enough to convince those who are firmly opposed. >> i do need a complete overhaul in order to get to yes. >> reporter: meanwhile, vice president mike pence is attempting to rein in wayward senators. he spent time with ray blount over the weekend and made a speech to try to get this done. >> this will be a historic step toward reversing the disastrous and collapsing policy of obamacare. and i promise y...

Able to make it. harris: you talking about situations not necessarily weather-related, peter. >> reporter: yeah. this is true. they are politically related. politics. harris: a storm of its own. peter barnes from the fox business network. good to see you. thank you. jon: well, one washington resident having no trouble getting back to the nation's capitol to continue those fiscal cliff talks, the president. of course it helps when you have your own airplane. the president arrived at andrews air force base moments ago enroute to the white house as a new poll is out showing americans are growing ...