>> this is congresswoman jan schakowsky. >> this is lois capps, and i want to underscore that as the speaker boehner decides to bring legislation to the floor, which is very well his prerogative, bawl but all of the time that we are spending with that topic on the floor of the house of representatives we are not dealing with the issues that people are concerned about which is unemployment and jobs and job security, and so as he does this, i will underscore what my colleague jan schakowsky just said, to give more women an opportunity to say, wait a minute, you are talking about my right, my freedom and my desire to exercise and we will begin to see more of a backlash and speaking out to women. women are puce busy trying to f jobs now, but this is to the peril of the number one issues. >> that is from lois capps, and jan sha now ski as they weighed in on the issue of contraceptives and health care and the religion exemption debate which is likely to continue in the weeks ahead. >>> mr. speaker, i will be brief, because my message is clear and concise. mr. speaker, i rise today out of g

. >> jan schakowski and jonathan alter will tell us where the payroll tax cut fight stands. >>> scott walker and president obama are set to meet face-to-face in milwaukee tomorrow. we'll have a preview. >>> and apple is launching an investigation into inhumane working conditions in chinese factories. >> i own an iphone when yie that i'm reminded of the children who put devices together. >> mike daisey's off broadway performance shines a light and he's here tonight. >>> great to have you with us folks, mitt romney is desperate to win the upcoming michigan primary. but michigan isn't about to forget how mitt romney wanted to deal with detroit back in 2008. romney is blanketing the air waves with a new ad portraying him as the favorite son of michigan and protector of the automobile industry. >> now i grew up in michigan it was exciting to be here, remember going to the detroit auto show with my dad. that was a big deal. how in the world did an industry and leaders and unions get in such a fix that they lost jobs, they lost their future? president obama did all these things the liberals

. >> jan schakowski and now's terry o'neill have reaction. >> lizz winstead share her thoughts on the republican war on women. >>> mitt romney was against the loan that saved the automobile industry. but he had no problem taking federal funs to save the olympics. >> that is estimated to be $1.3 billion. that is outrageous. mr. president. >> as the jeremy lin story gets better, asian stereotypes come up. a look at racism and asian america americans. >> one year ago tonight was a historic night for the 99% movement. we'll take a trip down memory lane. >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks, thanks for watching. the republican party hostility toward women's issue is not slowing down. in fact it's in high gear. now the party is losing support and candidates under fire. rick santorum had to back away from an outrageous comment about female contraception about foster friess. >> that was a stupid joke, i'm not responsible for every bad joke someone i happen to know or supports me tells. >> was he wrong to say that, do you agree with him? >> obviously i don't agree with the premise, it w

i would rather be on that team. >> congresswoman jan schakowski thank you for being here.elissa harris-perry, whose new show starts february 18:00th at 10:00 a.m., great to have you with us. >> thanks. >> did the president do the right thing? >> absolutely. in fact it was a classic sort of presidential moment, in that he listened to a very relish -- real issue, it's not irrelevant, not unimportant, our understanding of who we are as an american people. he listened and found a solution and offered it. >> i don't see any losers in this. everybody wins, the catholic church gets what they want, they don't get the mandate, doesn't go against their doctrine, even though most catholic women go ahead and practice contraception anyway, politically why would the republicans fight this? >> because right now anything the president does has to be bad. as you pointed out earlier the economy is slipping away, look, this is in part an economic decision. not only is it cheaper for insurance companies to provide coverage for contraception than pregnancies or pregnancy terminations both of w

joining us now is jan schakowski, thank you for joining us, nice to have you here. >> thank you i'm awfully glad you were born, rachel. >> thank you, i sort of feel that should become a generic greeting now. nice to see you, glad you were born. >> that's right. >> since this issue has blown up so hugely in the media, are you hearing from your constituents on this issue, what are you hearing from people? >> you know, rachel, it is so astonishing to me that in 2012, we're actually having to defend the right of women to have contraception when virtually 100% of women who are sexually active in their lifetime use contraception. the case is closed. the deal is done. all women expect to have access to contraception, and the great thing about what the obama administration said that no matter where they work, they should be able to get this, with no co-pay because contraception can be expensive. and you know, i think for women this is just not an issue, except for a few women, who want to go along with a narrow band of bishops, who actually have said this anthony picarello says no employer should p

joining us now, jan schakowski, democrat from illinois, thank you for talking with us tonight. >> thankch, ezra. >> were you surprised at after the president changed the rules the catholic universities and hospitals didn't have to pay for the coverage, republicans said all employers get the exception? >> i think it's a colossal miscalculation on their part. 57% of catholic voters thought it was a good idea, only 29% of catholic voters opposed that. and this is birth control, and i think if these republicans, mainly republican men because now even some of the republican women senators are changing their mind or coming out in favor of this policy, if they want to bring that on as a political issue, i say do, bring it on. because virtually 100% of americans not only embrace the idea of birth control but actually use birth control. there is an incredible mistake. >> your point about the republicans and we should say senator susan collins and olympia snowe have broken with the line because the politics of this the way it is playing in the different coalitions, appears to have reversed in the

. >> joining me now, congresswoman jan schakowsky, democrat from illinois.essman is this fight more about politics than policy? >> well, it's certainly very serious for women if the republicans are going to try to stop access to contraceptives for all women with no copays no matter where they work. that was the idea of this preventive service for women. a health care service. a basic health care service that 98% of catholic women and 99% of all women in america use. and 28 states alreadyuiot be a religious -- that religious institutions like hospitals and universities provide this service. so for women, this is a serious battle. i hope that the republicans will -- and especially, we hear a lot from men on this, will understand how important it is to the women of america. >> now congresswoman, you talked about the 28 states that already have it. and there are eight states has it without exemptions. but i think that the framing of this is a little disturbing to me. if i am a person that lives and works in an area that does not get a lot of services and, theref

. >> reporter: democratic representative jan schakowsky of illinois pointed out the rule does not apply to the nation's 355,000 churches. why is it the government's role to tell organizations what kind of coverage they should provide? >> because these are employers that operate in the public space, that do business in the public space. and that's the point of the affordable health care act, that all americans will have access to the kind of health care that they need. >> reporter: the white house said today it wants to work somehow with employers who are uncomfortable with this new rule and pointed out, scott, that this is already the law of the land in 28 states where those states have managed to work out concerns with organizations. >> pelley: thank you, nancy. why are gasoline prices rising at a time when they usually fall? airport screening-- the t.s.a. puts more travelers in the express lane. and a winter of extremes. europe is frozen solid while washington is in bloom. when the "cbs evening news" continues. that are oh...so...whoa. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. i have

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. >> joining me now, congresswoman jan schakowsky, democrat from illinois. also joining me, clarence page, a pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the "chicago tribune." thanks to both of you for being here. >> thank you. >> now let me start with you, congresswoman. separating church and state has worked for the past 200 years. why is it such an issue in the gop primary now? >> well, i don't know what rick santorum is thinking about because clearly he is out of the mainstream. he is hypocrital and he's also just plain wrong when it comes to his facts when he talks about college, for example. but, you know if he wants to talk about religion, al, let's talk about the values in every major religion in the world. things like love thy neighbor and feed the hungry because he's also taken off after food stamps. aren't these the kinds of things that ought to embody a religious person's view of the role of our society? so i'm just completely confused. besides that, let me -- we just heard from president obama. but let me quote senator rick santorum in 2006 saying, quo