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Conversations in the past and now is an opportune time to have the conversation. so what should we discuss? number one, there are other members of congress with whom this organization is has had a relationship that needs to be more transparent and come to light. number two, is there a strong commitment to condemn these types of hate groups and hate speech as a part of the political parlance in this country. and these are the things we have to have. >> that is a very important conversation. so let me ask anna. is this an opportunity for republicans to have that conversation? >> frankly, i think...

Information that contradicts steve scalise, i think it's likely that he'll hang on to his leadership position. >> reporter: when i spoke to one of the democratic supporters today, he told me i just don't think we ought to be playing gotcha here and that's what this is. support from these state democrats is important, but there are a lot of people who feel like scalise has more explaining to do. >> athena jones, thank you for your report. we're back now with the president and ceo of the national urban league marc morial. and cnn political commentator and republican strategist anna navaro. marc ...

Legally they could have. >> this was a wanted pregnancy. i think, anna, you've gotten to the crux of it. there have been cases in other state where is the family wanted the child and by the way, there have been children that have been born and they have been normal. and they have been -- i'm not saying there are a lot of them, but there are some. >> this is a political issue. this is the logical extension of what the anti-abortion movement wants. they want women to have no control of their own bodies. they want the texas legislature to decide whether this woman has to carry this baby to term, ...

I have not seen any political involvement with this. s >> the law was designed -- this is nothing but a trojan horse -- >> we don't know that mark. >> of course we know that. >> we do know that! the very example anna gave was the abortion example and that's the only one you have jumped in to agree with. >> absolutely not, mark. >> if i was pregnant with a baby that i thought might be able to survive and i was in this condition i would want the baby. >> this is not a condition, she's dead. if her brain is dead, she's dead. >> what i'm saying this -- >> one at a time. >> this is a dead body that...

>> this is a political issue. this is the logical extension of what the anti-abortion movement wants. they want women to have no control of their own bodies. they want the texas legislature to decide whether this woman has to carry this baby to term, even though she's dead. it is a repulsive abrogation -- >> i don't believe that. i lived in florida through the terry schiavo case. that became a political case with politicians, even at the federal level weighing in. i have not seen any political involvement with this. >> the law was designed -- this is nothing but a trojan horse -- >> we don't k...