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Religious grounds at all, i can do it. >> that is why they call it a conscience clause, but its a lack of conscience clause if an employer wants to deny coverage. for the first time, everyone who works, who has health coverage will get it as of august of this year. the republicans are giving him a platform to talk what is one of his biggest achievements that is constantly under attack by republicans and they have something that will happen right now, before the election, and if you just see how ...

starting with the mall. theres a big walmart over there. here is a strip mall. this was a cell phone store if you walk in here, you can see there they are, cell phones, all the inventory still here. it is well guarded with police help. i have to tell you, instead of looking at the daniel and destruction like this heres what people are looking forward to, to the clean-up as you can see the workers over there cleaning this town up. theyre putting on new roofs, theyre securing what they h...

about it, i was -- once it hit the ground on the fifth time, everything just -- i saw daylight. i dont know how im here. >> in just a few moments, a tornado survivor remembers his mother who did not survive. and we are just getting word that a plane carrying american and british pro democracy workers has left cairo. they were accused of cementing unrest in egypt. they were ngos who were the target of a government crackdown last december. all face charges of fraud. the crisis further ...

I think the accommodation is a good accommodation. i understand the position of the catholic church but at the same time, i think that it really is what were having now is a debate not over religious liberty. this it is sort of dressed up as religious liberty but the old, should the government be able to mandate certain things for businesses. and so i dont think it is a religious liberty debate. i think what were talking about here is employee working for a catholic institution goes to the docto...

Conscience clause. there were a lot of catholics thought they would apply religious exemptions and it hurt him in 2010 election. but think if you quickly withdrew the regulation he would limit the damage there. you know what, his body language doesnt sound like he is going to be open to withdrawing the regulation. neither of his statements from david axelrod or jay carney, yeah, were open to compromise and giving time to figure out how they can abide by the regulation. so in other words, well gi...

Conscience clause. there were a lot of catholics thought they would apply religious exemptions and it hurt him in 2010 election. but think if you quickly withdrew the regulation he would limit the damage there. you know what, his body language doesnt sound like he is going to be open to withdrawing the regulation. neither of his statements from david axelrod or jay carney, yeah, were open to compromise and giving time to figure out how they can abide by the regulation. so in other words, well gi...

That what you agreed to that dealt with abortion? >> it dealt with not only abortion but also with conscience clause. if you look at section one of the executive order, its very clearly says church amendment way back in 1973 to the weldon amendment that was legislation that president obama signed in 2009 which they talked about the clause of the right of individuals and institutions such as the church to not provide the services if it violates the tenets of their faith and their conscience. >> g...

Way. i dont -- its clear from the reaction they didnt anticipate throwback from catholics and now he is in position to ask the electorate to choose between him and their own religious teaching. >> bret: david, we saw the house speaker take to the floor today. powerful speech. many people on capitol hill say this is less about contraception and more about the inflingment, expansion and threat to religious liberty overall. mark shields the liberal commentator saying its the conscience clause. deep...

That what you agreed to that dealt with abortion? >> it dealt with not only abortion but also with conscience clause. if you look at section one of the executive order, its very clearly says church amendment way back in 1973 to the weldon amendment that was legislation that president obama signed in 2009 which they talked about the clause of the right of individuals and institutions such as the church to not provide the services if it violates the tenets of their faith and their conscience. >> g...

The conscience clause is intact. they dont have to require. they dont have to prescribe. they dont have to use, they dont have to dispense any contraceptive contraceptives. but as an employer, they are obligated to offer insurance, an insurance coverage to their employs to give them the opportunity to be able to access these critical health care services for women. >> this is going political very quickly both in the presidential campaign and now obviously in the house of representatives, be a he...