>> no, mr. chairman -- >> reporter: wisconsin senate republicans effectively did an end run in an 18-1 vote they approved that controversial measure, stripping public employee unions of collective bargaining rights. >> this has been building for three weeks. we were at the point now where we thought, you know, all indications were that the democrats were not returning any time soon. we needed to move the process forward. >> reporter: they did it with a legislative maneuver, by removing the proposal from a budget bill, they bypassed the need for a quorum. democrats are outraged. in a statement, minority leader mark miller blasted the republicans saying, quote, their disrespect for the people of wisconsin and their rights is an outrage that will never be forgotten. >> what they want to do is take away any of the substantive collective bargaining reform. if you do not pass major reforms in collective bargaining, local governments will not be able to balance their budgets in the future. >> reporter: the bill which