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Here they are. a lot of tears on capitol hill this week as they've appeared with various members, they've told their stories again and again. i think it is far too soon to say what kind of impact they'll have. as you pointed out at the top, there is a the love effort by the nra to bring to bear things they want to see happen. some of the most basic elements of what the president wanted or not, not necessarily going to pass. very emotional to have them here. i'm sure that what the mother says tomorrow in the address will also be very emotional. the final impact, i wouldn't guess that now. >> i ...

To have a disproportionate impact on lower income americans. >> reporter: still with critical programs like the columbus head start already feeling the sting, these parents are hoping washington will do something. >> write congress, senators, any representative you can. >> these are our children. these are the people that are going to carry us into our future. these are the people that needed indication. we're supposed to nurture them when they're younger and make them, have them grow. >> reporter: now, tamron, education officials say it is hard to figure out exactly how many kids have been ki...

Involuntarily been committed to own guns. this week, lobby those on the amendment. it would be the first to be voted on. perhaps as early as tuesday. and newtown families whose work in washington was the key to securing republican votes to move forward on the bill will also return to congress in the coming weeks. joining me now, democratic strategist and contributor, jimmy williams and ann corn bluth. here you have the white house within the last hour saying that the weekly address, given by the president, will be delivered by a newtown mom. jay carney was asked if anyone other than the presid...

Checks. >> well, who did write congress and speaker boehner's speech last night? take a look at what a blank check looks like. president obama. that's right, he isn't asking for a blank check to spend more money, he's proposed $4.7 trillion in cuts and boehner basically told him to go to hell. $4.7 trillion. shared sacrifice is what the president of the united states has been talking about, and you know what would have been in that $4.7 trillion? medicare, medicaid, social security. but you know, that deal was gone. that was the deal that boehner didn't take. but $4.7 trillion! how many zeros ...

>> obama's $830 billion stimulus failed. >> shovel-ready was not as shovel ready as we expected. >> 14 million out of work, america drowning in debt. it's time to take away obama's blank check. >> crossroads is also targeting democratic senators bill nelson. i might help him with that one. bill nelson from florida. also claire mccaskill, there's another one that's not really a lefty. johnson tester's okay and sherrod brown is great. >> sorry, senator nelson, no more reckless spending, no new taxes, and no more blank checks. >> tell senator bill nelson no more blank checks. sorry, senator mccas...