joining me is pat davis, the executive director of progress now in new mexico. at to have you here, pat. you are on the front lines of what's going on there. obviously, trying to steer people in the right direction of information when it comes to a policy like this. so explain how the progressive agenda in new mexico is trying to combat what kathleen brown is trying to do. >> good morning, thomas. thanks for having us. you know, as we look at what happened -- exactly what's happening in washington and in santa fe and across this country, pokes a folks are comio celebrate and recognize protections for women and roe v. wade and this week we have people in our tea party caucus introducing bills like this. and, you know, i don't think they ever thought there would be this big firestorm of controversy behind it. but the same things we're seeing in virginia are what are happening in states like this. new mexico is traditionally a pretty progressive community. we have moved forward on protecting women's rights for years. but there are -- there's a growing caucus of thes