Republican response: GOP Congress ready to champion middle class

Category: Republican

Published January 20, 2015

Sen. Joni Ernst hammered home the idea of a new Republican Congress ready to champion the middle class in America as well as go after terrorists abroad in the Republican response to President Obamas State of the Union address Tuesday night.

In contrast to Obama's optimistic tone on the economy, Ernst spoke of the struggle that still exists.

Americans have been hurting, she said, and cited concerns over stagnant wages, lost jobs and higher monthly insurance bills.

The freshman senator from Iowa, with less than a month of experience, in Washington, told Americans during her 9-minute rebuttal that the GOP is working hard to pass the kind of serious job-creation ideas you deserve that she said includes building the controversial Keystone pipeline.

Ernst also said Republicans will prioritize American concerns and called on Obama to work with her party to simplify the tax code by lowering rates and eliminating unspecified loopholes. She also called on him to ease trade barriers with Europe and Asia.

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Republican response: GOP Congress ready to champion middle class

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