i'm joined by carol hunter and karen floyd. you first, the house bill omits protections for gay and immigrant abuse victims. republicans claim democrats included hot-button provisions to politicize the issue. what's your take? >> i think it's ridiculous. it's to provide protection for all its citizens to find that freedom. it's strange to me the republican party is dismantling those things at this point. it seems very odd. >> karen floyd, the senate bill was bipartisan. health care for victims were consulted in the shaping of this bill. how can republicans criticize democrats for politicizing this issue? >> when i was a young prosecutor, i learned over and over again that you would have a very strong case and what would happen -- we just heard this with the edwards case -- there would be a muddying of waters. and so what's essentially happened is there are these iconic issues that have literally been pulled together and people are saying it's a war against women and it's completely inaccurate and reputable. >> no. it's totally