Republicans reject Obama's economic proposals

WASHINGTON D.C.: Congressional Republicans remain unmoved by calls for action on economic proposals outlined by President Obama in his State of the Union Address, particularly on his plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans to expand middle-class tax breaks.

Freshman Sen. Joni Ernst or Iowa was tapped to give the official grand old party (GOP) response, in which she instead called for lowering tax rates by closing loopholes. "The president has already expressed some support for these kinds of ideas," she said. "We're calling on him now to cooperate to pass them," Ernst added.