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Identify that is collective bargaining bill for public employees. that is coming at us through the senate that is the right to have common construction wage that you can't have secret ballots when you try to form a union or anything like that and a voucher program that will eliminate the ability to have open public schools and it's a class war going on here. it wasn't the right to work bill. it really started with the attack on public education and destruction of it. the state is giving powers to private schools. well, public schools are closing. >> representative patrick bauer, thank you so m...

Is refusing to back down in his efforts to curb collective bargaining for public employees. >> as more and more protesters come in from nevada, chicago and elsewhere, i'm not going to allow their voices to overwhelm the voices of the millions of taxpayers from all across this state who know we're doing the right thing. >> meanwhile, in indiana, house democrats went awol, they tried to stop a similar bill there, the republican governor, mitch daniels, told state republicans to stand down on their efforts. >> i'm not sending the state police after anybody. will not divert a single trooper of the...

of the authors of that bill, a republican state senator last night to get his perspective. here's what he had to say. >> we are under siege as a state. we're not competitive. we've got well over 9% unemployment. this is just one piece of an overall reform package designed to stabilize the state. >> reporter: now, the bill in question would eliminate collective bargaining for state unionized workers, would also change arbitration rules and require employees to pay up to 20% for their own health care. yesterday we saw massive rallies around the state and particularly here in columbus w...

some of the city's most recognizable monuments are in ruins. the state budget battle fever, apparently it's contagious. the showdown over labor states are on the lamb. february 23rd, 2011. i'm chuck todd. >> good morning. i'm savannah guthrie. also contagious, do you google your own medical ailments and provide e-diagnosis for friends and family? you may be a cyber-condriac. >> i'm still shaken by this. when you're elected to the united states senate, the first thing you do, look in the mirror and say, okay, how do i run for president and where is the state of iowa? for the first t...