republicant no mentioned the poor, the needy, or the middle class. all they talk about is the isis war. i want to let the world know that i'm very much ashamed to be a republican. all they think about is war. thank you. next call is dave in brighton, colorado. your thoughts. caller: i just want to mention that i thought debbie wasserman schultz did a tremendous job. i thought she spoke well, right on the issues, and very energetic for the democratic party in terms of all. she has done well for the last seven years with president obama share it with people like her i think that we have a bright future.

i just hope that some of the candidates like hillary clinton and listen to debbie wasserman schultz and have the ability to speak out as well as she did, even with some loudmouths in the back yelling at her. i think she did a tremendous job. she may be a future presidential candidate for the democratic party. i was very proud to hear her speak today, and i thought that she made a lot of good sense, and hopefully will continue in this progressive and positive movement for the democratic party in the future. , thebbie wasserman schultz ford or representative, democratic national committee chair speaking today at the iowa state fair des moines register soapbox. this is the last day for the soapbox. chris christie and bobby jindal will be there, we plan to bring those to you live. while his day for the iowa state fair. , from newindependence jersey. caller: how are you?

>> good, thanks. caller: i'm calling because i've been watching your program. i voted for president obama. i also voted for my governor, chris christie. i'm really leaning trump voting for either or christie because i like their outspokenness. i am 34 years old and am tired of the same old politics as usual. they are afraid to commit to an answer. i want someone that will stand their ground and say this is the way that it is. we have to fix problems. we do not get that -- look at the dnc chairman. she is an embarrassment. i do not know how she is still in the position she is in. theyhat they have done is have lost everything.

they lost the senate, the ,ongress -- there most likely if hillary stays in, going to lose the white house. this is the track record that she is proud of? beat the war on women for so long. it is becoming death to people. that is all we have heard for the last three election cycles out of the democrats. they bring nothing new to the table. we are had a crisis. if you look at our economic standing, we are at $20 trillion in debt. i do not hear the democrats talking about this. what are they going to do to rectify this problem? >> thank you for calling. victor from new york city on the line for democrats. definitely, i would to say that the whole republicans candidates are a circus. they're not talking about what really matters in america. the poor folks. is talking about

immigrants who have no one advocating for them and are voiceless. is not the problem. the problem is what are we going to do with the 11 million undocumented people here who are the backbone of this economy? i would like to add that donald trump, in particular, what does he think he is doing? we're not the only country in the world. we have to negotiate with other countries in a peaceful manner. i support the iran nuclear deal. thank you very much. >> this tweet from robert. iowans want immigration reform with a fair pathway, not extreme mass deportations. one more call. greenbush michigan is on the line for republicans. what do you think? debbie wasserman schultz

really likes to spend everything everything. people should look up on the internet about the abortion clinics. that used to be in charge of it, that started it, she was with the nazis. people really ought to stop period.that >> they give a calling. we'll take more of your calls later today following the republican candidates that are still to come on the iowa state by the desx, hosted moines register. at noon it is chris christie, the republican governor of new jersey. at 1:00 p.m. eastern, the republican governor of louisiana, bobby jindal on the candidate soapbox. plan to bring those to you live and to get a chance to get more of your calls after those events as well.

a number of other candidates have been on the soapbox and doing meet and greet at the iowa state fair. between now and chris christie at noon, we will show you the imager marco rubio, the republican afford it. senator rubio: thank you for braving the rain. i will try to cut it shorter than normal because they say another band is coming through, i do want everyone to get wet, but it is probably late for that. i want to tell you why i'm running for president. i want is to remain a country where parents can do for their children but my parents did for me. my parents were born on the island of cuba. they came to the united states on a 1950 six and barely spoke the language, had no money and very little education. they were able to buy a home and raise a family. they were able to retire with dignity and leave all 4 of their children better off than themselves. what i'm worried about is that millions of americans feel like they cannot achieve that. the reason is because the world

and economy are changing. our policies must change with them. we are not facing an economic downturn, we are facing an economic transformation. it is just like the industrial revolution except it is happening faster, deeper, and it is disruptive. the jobs that sustained the middle class have been replaced by machines, go overseas, or do not pay with they once did. millions of people feel locked out from the promise of the greatest nation honored. here is the good news. there is no reason why we cannot fix this. america remains a great country. the issue is that it can be even greater. the 21st century can be greater than the 20th century. it is fully within our reach. to achieve that there are three things to do. we have to modernize our economic policies so that we can compete with the rest of the world. in the new economy there are dozens of other countries that compete with us for the best jobs, the best new businesses, the best ideas. we have tax policies and regulatory policies and a national debt that are holding

us back. when not fully utilizing our energy resources. we have to repeal and replace a health care law. we have to repeal it and replace it with something that gives every american the opportunity to acquire the health insurance they want with their own pretax america any company in across state lines that will sell it to them. if we do these things, the american economy will create millions of the best jobs this new century has. that leads me to the second thing. we have to modernize higher education. a 20nnot continue with century higher education system that tells everyone you either get a four year degree or to get nothing at all. today, for millions of americans, that degree is an accessible. for millions more they are borrowing money to pay for the degrees and they still cannot find a job. the first thing we have to do is more vocational training. we need more people trained to be welders and airplane mechanics and machinists. these are good paying jobs. somehow we are stigmatized them as a country. people toortages of

do that work in america. they will do makes more than a political science major. we need to train more young americans to do it. we need flexible higher education programs. this is especially important for people who have to work full-time and raise a family. for example, a single mother raising 2 kids who works full-time for nine dollars an hour as a home health aide, the only way that she is ever going to get a raise is to become a dental hygienist or a paralegal. in order to do that she has to go back to school. she cannot, because she has to work full-time and raise a family. i believe that we have to have alternative accredited programs that allow people to get the equivalent of a degree from alternative institutions and allow them to package learning the matter how they acquired it. let people learn online for free. give them credit for what they learned on their own. suddenly, that receptionist is that of making $10 or $12 an hour can be a paralegal making 65 thousand dollars year. i'm not saying we'll get rid of

four colleges, they will remain part of the program. how are we going to get college football without them? we cannot keeps, graduating before what the degrees that do not lead to jobs. i believe that before you take out a student loan, schools should tell you how much people make when they graduate from that school with that degree. you can decide if it is worth borrowing $50,000 to major in greek philosophy, because after all, the market for greek philosophers has been very tight for 2000 years. the third thing that we have to do is to keep our people safe. we face five major threats to our future. with korea is run by a lunatic with the. china is taking over the most important shipping lane in the world. vladimir putin is challenging nato and threatens to split europe apart. in the middle east, radical jihadists have spread over dozens of country on multiple continents and they recruit americans online to attack us at home. iran is on the urge of acquiring a nuclear weapon and a

long-range rocket capable of striking us. the most important obligation of the federal government is to keep you safe, be safe, and our families safe. is not doing that now some of because we are of this rating defense spending. we have an army that just cut 40,000 spots. a navy and an air force smaller and older than it has been in decades. we must fix this. who must approve our defenses so that we remain the most powerful military force in the world and we must have a foreign-policy of clarity. the one that makes clear to our allies that we i with them, not for their adversaries. one emmys clear to the world that this nation will do whatever it takes to ensure that the only pro-american free enterprise democracy in the middle east, the state of israel, survives and prospers as a jewish state. these aren't always in our reach. we can do all three of these things. if we do, the 21st century will be the greatest era that america has ever known. i will close by saying this. america does not only anything.

i have a debt to america that i will never repay. this is not just the country i grew up in. this is the nation that literally changed the history of my family. when my father was 9 years old, he was the young way in the streets of a vana, his mother died. at nine years of age he had to go to work and leave school. he would never go back to school. he would work for the next 70 years of his life. when he was a young man he had big dreams that became impossible. for the very purpose -- the very purpose of his life he came to give us the things he never could. as an american he worked as a banquet bartender on nights, weekends, and holidays so that we could do the things he never could. the journey my family was able to make in this country, the journey from behind that bar in the back of a room to this soapbox here today to him at that journey is the american dream. it is what makes our nation special, it is what makes our nation different. as americans, we are all but a generation or two removed from

someone who did that for us. what we are called upon to do now is to make sure that the american dream does not only survived, but it reaches more people and changes more lives than ever before. we are called not only to keep america special and great, but to keep it greater than it is ever been. if we can achieve these things, and i believe that we can, we will go down in history as the next great american generation, the authors of the new american century. we will leave for our children what our parents left for us, the single greatest nation that band has ever known. i think you for coming out today and braving the rain. maybe even some lightning later. appreciate you staying with us to hear our message. we intend to be her often to share it with you. what is at stake is not simply what political party will win, or what candidate will govern, what is it stake is what kind of country will we be in the 21st century? you and i were left by our parents and grandparents the greatest nation in the history of the world. it is our obligation to keep it that way here there's no reason why we cannot.

together, we can build the new american century and the greatest era our nation has ever known. that is why i'm asking you to caucus for me. on the very first in this state will begin the process of selecting the next american president. the good news is that it will signal the end of eight years of failure, the end of the obama administration. [applause] the question is what comes next for america? what comes next if we are willing to do what must be done is the greatest year of our history. we can do this together. that is why i'm asking you for your support on february 1. i'm asking you to caucus for me. i get very much. much.nk you very [applause]

>> i didn't know who you were at first. senator rubio: well now you know. i need you to help me. >> thank you. >> thank you. sen rubio: it is good to see, you guys. >> welcome to iowa, sir. sen rubio: thank you. in here? >> hey.

>> thank you. sen rubio: thank you, i appreciate it. welcome to iowa. sen rubio: i'm glad to be here with you. >> we thought we were going to miss you. sen rubio: well here we are. you found the right spot. it seems like an easy way to work out, i need to get one of those. thank you. [inaudible]

sen rubio: how are you? thank you. >> i love what you said. sen rubio: thank you so much. i appreciate that. what are you eating? >> do you want it? sen rubio: i will eat later. i do not want to take your food. go ahead. they will you through. >> 1, 2, 3. sen rubio: it is good to meet you. thank you. >> good morning, sir. sen rubio: hello, how are you?

sen rubio: how are you? >> it is good to meet you. sen rubio: likewise. [indiscernible]

>> that is pretty good. >> you almost ran out of space. it isn't awful, that is for sure. >> maybe this widget around every time someone shows up. >> it looks good. you're lucky to have one. sen rubio: are we ready? thank you, very much. thank you.

[indiscernible] will be here until 1:30. [indiscernible] sen rubio: in cuba? ok. [inaudible] sen rubio: i look forward to coming back. >> come back to iowa.

[inaudible] we cannot control that part. i wish we could. but you needed rain. >> any farmer that says they do not need rain is crazy. sen rubio: we got to come last night on our own. >> we look forward to seeing you again. 2000 files and i sat in the rain or an hour. sen rubio: we want to get a picture with you. let me get this quick picture. >> good luck. sen rubio: thank you. thank you for coming. where did you come from?

oh my gosh. we will be down to see you, eventually. where is your camera? >> thank you. thank you. sen rubio: thank you, so much for coming. thank you so much for coming all the way here. i really appreciate it. >> i was there last week for a debate. we are praying for you. god bless you. sen rubio: thank you. i'm sorry, guys. how are you. good to see you. hello, how are you.

sen rubio: it is good to see you, thank you for having me here. >> who went earlier?

>> senator, quite a reception. i think america is a great country that can be even greater. i'm running for president because i want to be in a country where parents are able to leave to their children what my parents were able to leave for me and what their grandparents left for them. it is the american dream. >> a lot of people are talking about immigration. -- what are your thoughts on his plan? sen rubio: i have not read his plan. i think there are a couple of ideas that he shares with and bringingle -- illegal immigration under control.

we have to modernize so that people are able to come in on skills and marriage, not whether they have a relatively and then we have to realistically do with the fact that we have minds of people in the country. most of them have been here for a long time. i think americans understand will have to deal with that. if your criminal you cannot stay. and you will have to go through conditions to get a work permit. we cannot do that until we bring illegal immigration under control. that is the lesson from the last couple of years. >> have you been writing the rides with your family? rides with your family? will you do for families, like those out here, that have families like yours? >> that is why will have traditional colleges and vocational training peer that is what we want to cut the burden owners. business a lot of young families are

entrepreneurs. that is why we talked about expanding childcare tax credits so that people who go back to school have someplace to put their kids. it is now 35 out of 50 states, childcare is more expensive than higher education. these are challenges real americans are facing an the 21st century with all the changes in the economy. we have an agenda we are proud of. hey, how are you. >> how are you? sen rubio: it is good to see you. >> you were here last night, too. sen rubio: my daughter's went -- my daughters went to the concert. i rode rides with the boys. $50 trying to win my kids a breaw -- a bear. >> you have a pretty good crowd here.

what a great experience. my kids have really enjoyed it. >> i'm glad that you brought your family. sen rubio: i think they're looking at a giant pumpkin right now. we have been to the cattle barn. ll, but we big bu have not seen the butter cows. i look forward to that. >> how many have you had so far? >> i have had one of the most everything. >> have not gotten to that part yet. if that funnel cake and cotton candy. i'm glad that i saw you. ready? sen rubio: they are wearing their iowa state colors.

>> he is a good friend and came for my birthday party. i'm trying to be a good host for everyone that comes. we are very appreciative of all of the candidates coming to the iowa state fair. we are excited about everyone coming and getting a chance to see iowa at its best. [inaudible] >> i'm really impressed. i think he is a rising star in the republican ranks and we are proud of his record and very appreciative of him coming. [inaudible]

>> where are we going? >> over here. >> do you have an umbrella? >> ponchos? >> maybe will get those in a second. >> good luck here. try not to eat too much of the fried food, it will weigh you down. sen rubio: >> where is it, appear? -- up here?

[indiscernible] >> can we borrow any corn here? us.k you guys for having you guys out there all day? >> everyday. >> you have until 9:00 to stuff the ballot box. >> my friend, you have a couple of votes are here. is 18.thinks she too, buts are here, they o