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Obama ha administration, i think that this is actually potentially a very forward-looking strategy and while i think it's disgraceful and slanderous in many respects, there may be something behind it. >> and, ron crazy like a fox. here we are talking about it giving them even more promotion to this. the thing that's so distressing is that you would think that, you know, on the senate floor, where you are protected from libel, you can just say anything you want. what courage to say things on the senate floor where you can let it fly. >> his pac has its own wealthy billionaires donating to it se...

Obama ha administration, i think that this is actually potentially a very forward-looking strategy and while i think it's disgraceful and slanderous in many respects, there may be something behind it. >> and, ron crazy like a fox. here we are talking about it giving them even more promotion to this. the thing that's so distressing is that you would think that, you know, on the senate floor, where you are protected from libel, you can just say anything you want. what courage to say things on the senate floor where you can let it fly. >> his pac has its own wealthy billionaires donating to it se...

>> how do you think this is going to be received? >> actually, it's had a great reception. it has gone viral. it led to all sorts of jokes about virginia and what the republicans were trying to do to women. so, the bill, even though we didn't have the votes to defeat the bill in the first place you can -- place, the governor was forced to modify the bill, it has passed but no longer requires transvaginal probes. it's still a terrible bill, but it's not as bad as it would have been. >> representative cassidy, what reaction have you gotten from your bill in illinois, video of persistent erection...

>> how do you think this is going to be received? >> actually, it's had a great reception. it has gone viral. it led to all sorts of jokes about virginia and what the republicans were trying to do to women. so, the bill, even though we didn't have the votes to defeat the bill in the first place you can -- place, the governor was forced to modify the bill, it has passed but no longer requires transvaginal probes. it's still a terrible bill, but it's not as bad as it would have been. >> representative cassidy, what reaction have you gotten from your bill in illinois, video of persistent erection...