determined to see the potential in every human life, that whether we re born with an extra 21st chromosome or without a dollar to our name, we are not defined by our limits, but by our potential. because our mission, not only has republicans, but as americans is to once again ensure that we are not bound by where we come from but empowered by what we can become. that is the gap republicans are working to close. it s a gap we all face, between where you are and where you want to be. the president talks a lot about income inequality. but the real gap we face today is one of opportunity inequality. and with this administration s policy, that gap has become far too wide. we see this gap growing every single day. we see it in our neighbors who are struggling to find jobs a husband who s now working just
ourselves worthy of his blessings of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. for when we embrace these gifts, we are each doing our part to form a more perfect union. may god guide you and our president and may god continue to bless the united states of america. representative cathy mcmorris rogers from washington state, the highest ranking woman of the house of representatives delivering the republican response, lasting just over ten minutes. it s always a tough act to follow. mcmorris rogers confronted the president s focus on income equality, saying real gap we face today is one of opportunity inequality, focusing on republican solutions throughout that speech, calling for immigration reform in a step by step plan starting with securing the borders, also focusing on education to close the gap.
ourselves worthy of his blessings of life, liberty and we embrace these gifts,. we are each doing our part to form a more perfect union. may god guide you and our president and may god continue to bless the united states of america. representative cathy mcmorris rogers from washington state, the highest ranking woman of the house of representatives delivering the republican response, lasting just over ten minutes. it s always a tough act to follow. mcmorris rogers confronted the president s focus on income equality, saying real gap we face today is one of opportunity inequality, focusing on republican solutions throughout that speech, calling for immigration reform in a step by step plan starting with securing the borders, also focusing on education to close the gap.
congressman, good to have you with us tonight. thank you, ed. you bet. let s talk the economy. we have two different philosophies here. marco rubio says the focus should be on opportunity inequality instead of income inequality. do the republicans have a plan for either? no. marco rubio is for the rich getting more. his idea is poor people have too much money and rich don t have enough. he argues if you cut the taxes and don t have health and safety regulations, that rich people and big corporations will take the extra money and put it into jobs but there s no proof of that. as a matter of fact, for the last three or four decades we have seen serious wage stagnation, wage decline. yet we ve seen corporate profits exploding. we have the highest gross domestic product per capita in the history of the republic. yet the productivity gains that workers have helped corporations
reporter: imagine that. gregg: you know, beyond senator paul, are there other republicans saying they want to do something about poverty as well? reporter: there are. they re not going to relate the president own let the president own this space, if you will, as he tries to frame the upcoming elections. you ve got paul ryan who s been putting proposals on the table, marco rubio, the republican from florida, both of those gentlemen along with rand paul potentially looking at the 2016 presidential race and saying that they took a race and saying that they took a lot of criticism on health care, president s law but didn t have a plan of their own, they are now putting forth plans. and marco rubio says in particular that what s different is the president wants to expand the federal government, they want to help the states get empowered. take a listen. and my proposal is this, the current government programs that are designed to address poverty, they help alleviate some of the pain,