Where some may have hoped for concessions on the NRA's staunch pro-gun, guns-don't-kill-people-people-kill-people stance, the NRA stayed the course, and even doubled down.
One Tamil party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, pulled out of India's government this week, saying it was concerned India wasn't taking a hard-enough stance toward Sri Lanka.
Smith hasn't taken a stance on the autism bill, but he says well-intentioned mandates often drive up costs to a point where companies stop offering insurance, hurting the very people the mandates were meant to help.