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Tea Party Poses a Dilemma for Boehner in Budget Battle

Clip: 3/30/2011 | 3m 6s

Todd Zwillich explains the tea party's influence in the House of Representatives

As the clock ticks once again toward the government shutdown deadline - April 8 - the NewsHour asked Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for the Takeaway radio program from Public Radio International and WNYC, to explain the influence of the Tea Party-inspired Republican freshman in the House of Representatives.

03/30/2011

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