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Versus small government among conservatives? is that the right way to understand this? >> yes, rachel, it absolutely is. just before this bill came up, we passed a senate resolution stating that government should stay out of our healthcare decisions, and that every citizen in the state of wyoming has the right to make those decisions on their own. and then a bill like this comes up, and that's why we fought it so hard, is because how can we have a senate resolution saying that we don't want government in our doctor's office, and then have a bill like this. so it is absolutely about keeping gov...

There have been three federal bills to restrict abortion since the republicans took over the house. miss shepperson, do you have any take on that for the country? >> i do, i think we should not be modeling in that. one of the things we are taught, the government is supposed to protect us from each other, but government goes wrong when it starts protecting us from ourselves. and we as competent adults can make those decisions for ourselves. that's not the role of government in my mind, and i really wish that washington would focus on things that are going to make a difference to the economy lik...

Common everyday people. >> representative wallis, do you want to jump in on this happening at the federal level as well? >> yeah, rachel. i think it is a huge mistake to misinterpret what the feeling of citizens of the united states are. i think that the overwhelmping sea change that happened was all about the economy, all about opportunity, and really has nothing to do with the restrictive, oppressive social issues. >> i would say that the clock on the state capitol behind you, i think it is the state capitol clock is one minute fast, shows you ho progres -- you how progressive wyoming really...

If you think i am getting this right in terms of framing, is this debate about big government versus small government among conservatives? is that the right way to understand this? >> yes, rachel, it absolutely is. in fact, just before this bill came up, we passed a senate resolution stating that government should stay out of our health care decisions, and that every citizen in the state of wyoming has the right to make those decisions on their own. and then a bill like this comes up, and that's why we fought it so hard, is because how can we have a senate resolution saying that we don't want ...

Stay out of our healthcare decisions, and that every citizen in the state of wyoming has the right to make those decisions on their own. and then a bill like this comes up, and that's why we fought it so hard, is because how can we have a senate resolution saying that we don't want government in our doctor's office, and then have a bill like this. so it is absolutely about keeping government small. >> representative wallis, i know the legislature in wyoming has gotten even more republican since the last election. you look at sort of the red and blue grid of the legislature. democrats are barel...