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To the republican majority's radical rightward march this session. last night's rally drew 2,000 protesters, according to police estimates, and 64 protesters who refused to leave the legislative chambers were arrested. that includes janet colm, the president and ceo of planned parenthood of central north carolina, seen here being led away with her hands behind her back. and fresh from her arrest, janet colm, president and ceo of planned parenthood of central north carolina, joins me now. janet, why did you decide to get arrested last night? >> i think it was a combination of several things. i ...

Over the last couple weeks come downo you know, 'ved out 600 pro-choice people in a matter of hours after they snuck this bill into the sharia law that you mentioned. >> yeah. it's been amazing to watch. we've been watching the moral monday protest. we've been watching the bill. i was saying this morning at our meeting the organizer down there is just lighting a small fire, just every week blowing on it. atch what's happening. janet colm from planned parenthood of central north carolina. thank you so much. >> thank you, chris. when we come back, i'll talk to someone who is waging this legal ...

The thing i think is so encouraging is people are just coming out of the woodwork. we've had thousands of people over the last couple weeks come down to rally on these issues. you know, we've turned out 600 pro-choice people in a matter of hours after they snuck this bill into the sharia law that you mentioned. >> yeah. it's been amazing to watch. we've been watching the moral monday protest. we've been watching the bill. i was saying this morning at our meeting the organizer down there is just lighting a small fire, just every week blowing on it. it's incredible to watch what's happening. jan...

0 better than mitch mcconnell's political stunts. >> a pillar of american justice is if you don't have a remedy then you don't have meaningful rights. >> our republican colleagues treat labor rights as toxic. they're wrong. >> if you don't have a remedy, you don't have meaningful rights. supreme court of labor law, the nlrb has been inoperable for a year and a half. it's really astounding. i mean, think about just turning off the supreme court for a year and a half. all those big decisions that came down the last few weeks, all the consequences for people seeking redress, gone, shuttered. ther...

0 company's actions violated labor law. but that decision was issued by a board with recess appointees. and the d.c. court has cast all of those decisions, all of them issued by the board that featured those recess appointees who were only appointed because republicans refused to confirm anyone else. the d.c. court has cast all of those into legal limbo, meaning kathleen and millions of other workers are out of luck. joining me now is congresswoman linda sanchez, democrat from california. and larry cohen, president of communications workers of america. congresswoman, i'll begin with you. why d...