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This, you had previously called this state-sang chuped discrimination. what are your thoughts? >> to see a bill move through the house and senate and land on her desk is very discouraging for the lgbt community and gay rights throughout, i think not only our state but really throughout the country that's really a setback. in her vetoing the bill i really feel like there's a possible hope for reconciliation within our state and we can maybe move forward past this really sort of unfortunate chapter. >> in vetoing the bill, the governor said the bill could bring about unintended consequences and ...

Committee, would have hearings. there's been a criticism of some other republicans not involved in these negotiations. the fact is we just had two special interest graups negotiate part of this deal. no elected officials were involved in it. is that healthy for this process? >> well, i can tell you elected officials were involved in this. we were involved every step of the way. but, the point is, every senator has his own or her own franchise here, and we want to see this bill move through regular order. it will be amended in the judiciary committee. it will be amended certainly on the floor. ...

Important to this effort. >> when you say regular order and i heard senator leahy, the senator of the judiciary committee, would have hearings. there's been a criticism of some other republicans not involved in these negotiations. the fact is we just had two special interest graups negotiate part of this deal. no elected officials were involved in it. is that healthy for this process? >> well, i can tell you elected officials were involved in this. we were involved every step of the way. but, the point is, every senator has his own or her own franchise here, and we want to see this bill move t...

Wasn't in the coalition? would it hurt your cause to get a large vote? >> you bet. he's extremely important as senator schumer said, he's had great input, a lot of input into the language already. he's making the point now that we immediate to go through regular order which i certainly support, so he's extremely important to this effort. >> when you say regular order and i heard senator leahy, the senator of the judiciary committee, would have hearings. experiencive hearings. expanser hearings. there's been a criticism of some other republicans not involved in these negotiations. the fact is w...

Looks like they're striving to be the party of 10%. >> right. let's forget about that philosopher ted nugent for a second. because the president said in that chamber in the presence of multiple individuals who have either themselves been the victims of horrendous gun violence or relatives of theirs have too. he said they deserve a vote. you're a man in the house. is that ever going to happen? >> if it were, it would have to start in the senate first. the reason being pure politics. you have some democrats up for election in 2014 who come from red states. republicans want to force them to take ...