senator james inhofe, the ranking member of the environment and public works committee and has a book. we ll be talking to him about that and related issues, and about politics, of course, in the senate. as we start this this morning, we ve had continued requests for an open line. call the appropriate line below. our phone lines are open. and a good friday to you. we welcome your calls and other messages by email or tweet to hear what s on your mind in a very busy week in politics and congress. yesterday the senate had a very close vote on a measure that was proposed by roy bluvent having to do with the health care legislation and also contraception. politico on it s front page covers this, this way. host: likely election issue. senators narrowly rebuff president obama s new contraception mandate as both parties vowed to make it an issue in the november elections. let s hear roy blunt. this is the amendment that would allow religious belief or moral conviction to be an impo