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>> right. i mean, that is part of the reason this group, progress texas, is doing a boycott, because they say these groups try to present themselves as very woman friendly, very mom friendly, very family friendly and then they are saying they're against this equal pay bill. texas says it relied on the texas retailers association, this business group that said we don't need this bill. there are already federal ways for women to sue for discrimination. i've contacted macy's and so far they haven't responded. >> 42 states have passed equal pay law. women currently make 77 cents for every dollar m...

They pose a risk to national security. they have laid the ground work and they have laid the public groundwork for saying public dialogue is not over yet. that's what some within the government are still trying to do. a late night shooting rampage in the dallas area tops our stories in the texas area. an explosive device was used in the two separate shootings. four people killed and four others injured. police took a suspect into custody at the site of the second shooting. the fbi and other agencies are involved. and people in nashville, tennessee, are trying to clean up there. heavy rain ...

Much for your time. great seeing you. >> thank you. a progressive group in texas is calling for a boycott of macy's and kroger's food store because of their opposition to an equal pay bill. now according to a report in the houston chronicle, macy's, kroger's, and other retailers lobbied governor rick perry to veto the bill which he ultimately did in june. the bill would have brought texas in line with the federal lily l li lily ledbetter fair pay act. it duplicated federal law but the author says she was shocked to find macy's and kroger's oppose the bill. and wendy davis who sponsored it in...

>> is the word scandal appropriate? >> yeah, i think it is. i think it becomes a scandal by virtue of the way the administration's handled it. >> i agree with you there. scandalously bad politics is what i would say. you make your point and i got a question for you. >> i got to address michael's points. he says these reams of paper don't mention progressive groups often. i went through all 15 bolo documents that were released by house democrats yesterday. progressives were mentioned on every single one of them in addition to tea party groups. i don't think that's a valid point. michael mention...