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They are the party of no, they support big insurance companies. what is amazing the republicans have held on this long. they could have had senator snowe in their camp but they blew that too. the republicans are amazingly well connected and cohesive. they've argued on the merits. it didn't have to be this way the president could have had a health care bill passed by now if he would have taken maybe seven components of the bill that people could work on and he would be the president, being age to focus on jobs which is what he said he was going to do in the state of the union. >> greta: i was t...

Coverage. look, the policy has always been the federal government does not fund abortions, whether directly or -- nor do we fund insurance policies that pay for abortion. that's always been the law. now, going back to senator nelson, you have to remember senator hatch and senator casey tried to run the stupak amendment in the senate and it was tabled. it never came up. it was tabled. this is a backup position. so -- go ahead. >> are you basically saying this health care reform bill overturns the hyde amendment? >> yes. if you -- read the bill. >> all right. well, then, let's go the other way. ...

It's almost a self-defeating concept. so forgive me for being blunt about this, but i understand your point. >> i think it's great that you're covering this issue because i think many people fail to look at the sort of technical language. and as a result, they think oh, well, look, it's not so bad. or people can buy insurance coverage for abortion if they want it. but it's a symbolic act. and it's meant i think fundamentally more than anything is to make the american public believe that health care and abortion are somehow different. remember, abortion is one of the most commonly used medical ...

Because i think many people fail to look at the sort of technical language. and as a result, they think oh, well, look, it's not so bad. or people can buy insurance coverage for abortion if they want it. but it's a symbolic act. and it's meant i think fundamentally more than anything is to make the american public believe that health care and abortion are somehow different. remember, abortion is one of the most commonly used medical services for women during their reproductive years. but what we're saying whether it's with the stupak amendment or with the nelson amendment or with the ongoing h...

Then they will discuss the issue with you and maybe then you can resolve the issue. the only reason why the stupak amendment ever came forth was, because the pro-choice people rejected the agreement we had with the speaker, we did have a compromise, it was all worked out, and the pro-choice people said no, we're demanding a vote because we'll beat them on the floor. so i stood on a principle, i took it to the house floor, and we won. and that's the majority of the american people, the majority of people in my district want. they do not want federal funding of abortion, federal funding of insur...