共和黨對奧巴馬講話的迴應聚焦經濟和“機會不平等”

U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state focused on addressing what she called "opportunity inequality" as she gave the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech.

She said Obama is focused instead on inequalities in income, and that his administration's policies are widening the gap between where people's lives stand now and where they want to

The congresswoman said Republicans have plans to add jobs without increasing government spending, and to improve education and training programs to better prepare people for the workforce.

She also said Republicans want to let workers keep more of their paychecks through lower taxes, and more affordable energy and healthcare.

She also briefly highlighted a desire to address the nation's immigration system, saying reforms must begin by securing the country's borders.美國國會來自華盛頓州的衆議員羅傑斯代表共和黨迴應奧巴馬總統的國情諮文，重點談到她所說的“機會不平等”問題。

羅傑斯說，奧巴馬關注的重點是收入不平等，而奧巴馬政府的政策正在使人民目前的生活和他們希望的生活之間的差距不斷加大。

她說，共和黨人的計劃能夠在不必增加政府開支的情況下提高就業，改善教育和培訓項目，讓人們爲工作崗位做更充分的準備。

羅傑斯還表示，共和黨人希望通過降低稅率和提供更負擔得起的能源和醫療，讓工人們能夠支配他們工資單上更多的錢。

羅傑斯還簡單地談到希望解決美國的移民改革。她說，改革必須從加強邊防開始。