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Of course, i support the blunt amendment. i thought he was talking about some state law that prevented people from getting contraception. so i was simply misunderstood the question and, of course, i support the blunt amendment. >> letting your boss decide if you can have contraception or not, seriously? thats my position? okay. yeah. thats what im for. are you sure? in 2012, the blunt amendment was defeated in the senate. it got votes from every single republican senator in the senate except for...

Requires insurance companies to cover prescription birth control. can we go on and on? so, what, fiction? does he know what hes talking about? maybe he just doesnt understand. well, the blunt amendment. maybe he forgot that one. thats when senator roy blunt wanted to allow employers to refuse nip kind of health care service for moral reasons. this is fact, not fiction. or maybe he thinks all women gets previous pay since president obama signed the lilly lead better act. rights are not equal at t...

In the buckeye state there. new jersey governor chris christie will join him for a rally at cleveland state. quinnipiac poll out this morning shows the race in ohio is tight. santorum leads romney, among likely republican voters, 35/31, gingrich sitting at 17. our new nbc/marist poll this sunday on meet the press. rick santorum stumps in ohio today as well, but made a detour yesterday to newts home state, georgia, another super tuesday state, where he blasted romney on the blunt amendment. >> we...

Just to give you an idea were already above average in terms of tornados. we saw over 80 reports of tornados in january. more than average on february. then as we head, march, april, may, may is the busiest month for tornados. already above average. because weve had such a crazy winter with spring-like temperatures, i have a feeling this could be a harbinger of things to come unfortunately. jenna: stay close and well get the updates, janice as they come in. thanks so much. >> you bet. jon: a fox...

Pretty confusing way. >> my reading of the transcript, jon, he was asked if he support the blunt bills which bans contraception. that phrasing is inaccurate. the blunt bill does not, it is blunt-rubio amendment for one thing. so there wasnt a exactly a bill. but it doesnt ban contraception. already described in the previous piece that you presented accurately. and so romney was presented with a question where either a yes or no answer would have involved him in a contradiction of a stand he prev...

Health care law. lawmakers consider a measure allowing employers to opt out any provision they oh pose on moral or religious ground. that would include the free birth control coverage mandate. rick folbaum has more on this. >> reporter: jenna, senator roy blunt of missouri introduced this amendment. he tacked it onto a transportation bill. it does not specifically mention the word contraception. blunt says it is not about any specific medical procedure. it would allow employers or insures to opt...

Jon: a fox news alert. the so-called blunt amendment has gone down to defeat in the u.s. senate. it was a 51-48 vote. the senators defeat ago republican measure that would have allowed insurance companies or employers, i should say, to opt out of offering mandatory birth control and contraceptive coverage. roy blunt, the missouri senator, had offered that amendment as a way to allow employers who on religious or other grounds felt they should not be offering that coverage. they would be exempted...

Terms of an organization saying were not going to provide contraception. senator blunts amendment would have forced an organization to provide something of equal value to their employees, but as you said moments ago, the measure went down 51-48 jenna. jenna: so now what, mike? what do we expect too where do we expect to head and as far as the democrats opposed to it, what was their argument to it because truly that will come up if this is approached in a different way. >> certainly this is an el...

But weak waves. the author says he will not apologize and doesnt care if anyone wad. jenna: now to our top story, were awaiting reaction on capitol hill after the senate voted down the blunt amendment. the bill was introduced so employers could opt out of provisions in the health care law, based on religious or moral grounds. for reaction, mike emanuel is on live on -- is live on capitol hill. >> reporter: jenna, we just heard from senator blunt a short time ago saying this was about one aspect ...

Cover any medical procedure, any aspect of the health care law that any given employer finds objectionable. jenna: well continue to watch for that, rick, thank you. jon: mitt romneys presidential campaign is trying to set the record straight on the candidates reaction to the blunt amendment. this comes after an interview with mitt romney on the ohio news network yesterday. here is romneys initial response when asked if he supported the blunt amendment. >> im not for the bill but look the idea of...