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State. has this entire bill in your opinion backfired? >> well, i think it's backfired in a couple of ways. one is in terms of the economy and growth, which should have been our number union priority in the last couple of years it's going to make it harder not easier to get out from the downturn, the recovery has been slow and i think a big part of it is because of the health care. i was at a small business meeting recently, the number one issue on everybody's mind of about a dozen small businesses was health care. that's the way it's backfired. it's not helping us to achieve what we're trying...

Else -- i take it at a cost less than 68 million is that the savings? >> right through the state health insurance plan. in addition, through collective bargaining milwaukee public schools teachers have asked taxpayers to pay for viagra to be covered to the tune of nearly $800,000. money that is not to enhance performance in the room, that's real dollars we are talking about through collective bargaining we are losing. our corrections officers can call in sick to a shift but through collective bargaining, did you know they could actually collect overtime if they went in to do a different shift ...

Else -- i take it at a cost less than 68 million is that the savings? >> right through the state health insurance plan. in addition, through collective bargaining milwaukee public schools teachers have asked taxpayers to pay for viagra to be covered to the tune of nearly $800,000. money that is not to enhance performance in the room, that's real dollars we are talking about through collective bargaining we are losing. our corrections officers can call in sick to a shift but through collective bargaining, did you know they could actually collect overtime if they went in to do a different shift ...

Previous administration left us with. that's what the budget repair bill does that's why we are asking for modest contributions for a 5.8% con paogs to opinion shun and 12. to health care. -- at this point we you look at what our cost drivers are health care costs have risen 90% since 2002. we can't continue down this road, because if we do, we kick the can down the road. i have two little girls at home. i can't afford to do that to them. >> greta: president obama said this was assault on unions. i guess the thinking is assault on unions in the state of wisconsin. your reaction to that? >> wel...

Deep problems that the previous administration left us with. that's what the budget repair bill does that's why we are asking for modest contributions for a 5.8% con paogs to opinion shun and 12. to health care. -- at this point we you look at what our cost drivers are health care costs have risen 90% since 2002. we can't continue down this road, because if we do, we kick the can down the road. i have two little girls at home. i can't afford to do that to them. >> greta: president obama said this was assault on unions. i guess the thinking is assault on unions in the state of wisconsin. your r...