i will turn it over to kate o'beirne. [applause] [inaudible] -- is going to be talking specifically about the policy proposal in trenton, the agenda being unveiled today. with both contributors to the project and observers whose reactions we would like to hear. i was very briefly introduce this panel because so many of them are well known to you. ramesh ponnuru is a senior editor at "national review," a fellow here at the aei, a visiting fellow, and a columnist for bloomberg. you fall within -- yuval levin, our coast for this morning's program, and a herzog fellow at the public policy center. a columnist, a contributor at cnn, and he has been advising yg network. and peter is also a fellow and a veteran of the past three republican administrations. i thought i would ask shortly the question of each one of our panelists, and get the quick responses and then leave time for questions from the audience. let me begin with pete. pete, who are the middle-class and white an agenda focused on the middle-class? >> good morning, eve

i will turn it over to kate o'beirne. [applause] >> this panel is going to be talking specifically about the policy proposals in room to grow, the agenda that is being unveiled today. we have both contributors to the project and observers whose reactions we would like to hear. i will very briefly introduce this panel because so many of them are well-known to you but to the uninitiated. ramesh ponnuru, senior writer at "national review," a fellow here at aei, a visiting fellow and a columnist for bloomburg view. ross douthat is with "the new york times." yuval levin is editor of national after varies, our co-host for this morning's program and hertz something fellow at ethics and public policy center. ray hand is a lam, a awful -- reihan salam. he has been advising yg network. pete winner. --wehnerer. ethics and public policy center. i would ask our panelists and get responses and questions from the audience. let me begin with peter winner, who are the middle class and why is everybody focused on the middle class. >> pleas