congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers. everyone in the country should know one of the leading voices in school choice, the governor of louisiana, bobby jindal. i'm also reminded of some challenging circumstances. cathy mcmorris rodgers will have to leave a little early this morning to attend the funeral of alan nunnelee. a congressman elected from mississippi with me when i was first elected to congress. if you do not mind, we will have a malaise silence for the nunnelee family. thank you. this conference is brought to you today not by senator to scott. -- tim scott. truly from a concerted effort from many people in this room. from my staff. i want to give a shout out to lindsay simmons. [applause] lindsay is my laa for education issues. she has worked tirelessly to make sure that today is a successful event. i would love to want to get acknowledge lindsay. you see a lot of my staff around here. they have put a lot of time into today to make sure it is as successful as possible. i also want to thank my partners. the friedm

congresswoman mcmorris rodgers is married to brian rodgers and the proud mother of three children. congresswoman, let me begin with you this morning. there's a lot of ways to think about educational improvement and how to help our schools do better. want to have you just talk for a moment about why school choice in particular, is something that resonates with you. >> it resonates with me school choice resonates with me both as a policymaker, as someone who has the honor of representing the great people of eastern washington here on capitol hill, but also as a mom. and i have three kids. i have one that has down's syndrome, special needs. and as i think about the issue of education, and the impact that it has on our lives, and the importance of having an equal opportunity to education for everyone in this country, i don't think there's any more important issue that we face as a country. and you think about the next generation, how we make sure that every student, every person in this country reaches their full potential. it's going to happen as we have more opportunities, more educa

congresswoman mcmorris rodgers is the proud mother of three children.congresswoman, let me begin with you this morning. >> okay. [laughter] >> there's a lot of ways to think about educational improvement and how to help our schools do better. love to have you just talk for a moment about why school choice in particular is something that resonates with you. >> it resonates with me, school choice resonates with me both as a policymaker, as someone who has the honor of representing the great people of eastern washington here on capitol hill but also as a mom. and i have three kids. i have one that has down cans syndrome can special needs -- downs syndrome, special needs. and as i think about the issue of education and the impact that it has on our lives and the importance of having an equal opportunity to education for everyone in this country, i don't think there's any more importance issue that we face as a country. and you think about the next generation, how we make sure that every student, every person in this country reaches their full potential, it'

host: cathy mcmorris rodgers on the floor the house yesterday. we want to hear from you. the numbers are on the screen. you can always connect with us the a facebook as well. on our facebook page, sandra reising -- sandra writes in about the restrictions specifically the three-year timetable. she writes, no timelines. and above that, brian -- karen on our twitter page -- we can talk about that later with two of our congressional guest later today. one of them is on the public affairs committee, dana rohrabacher. that is the committee that is taking up this resolution on the house side. but we want to hear from you in our first 45 minutes. our phone lines are open. rich is up in south bend indiana, the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. one question that has not been as is, with all of these soldiers are flying, what are we going to do when a u.s. plane gets shot down? and it will, the more missions you go on, the greater the odds it will happen. a u.s. plane gets shot down and our pilot gets killed like the virginian-pilot was killed -- like the jorda

mcmorris rodgers spst it ensures that -- mrs. mcmorris rodgers: it ensures that students who take alternative testing cannot be prevented from receiving a diemployee masm it will enhance communication between parents and teachers and give everyone an equal opportunity to receive a diploma and ensure that when my son cole and millions like him walk into a classroom they'll be defined by their ability not their disability. and at its core, this legislation changes the way we think about and educate those with disabilities. . that is how we achieve real 21st century education reform. the chair: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from indiana is recognized. >> i yield the balance of time to ganm indiana. the chair: the gentleman from indiana voiced. >> i cha the chair and the gentleman from indiana for his leadership on this issue and jalt the gentleman on the other side of the aisle. i appreciate it very much. mr. rokita: i rise in strong support of this amendment. i think it's a great example of the k

a lot of our tax proposals, cathy mcmorris rodgers, itc is something paul ryan has sported tax -- supported tax credits for child care the republican leadership has talked about, you know, their willingness to work on. so there shouldn't be any barrier to working together on, you know, specific policies we agree on and specific goals that are, you know, should be widely shared. >> do you agree with, again, the moody's forecast that our net export position will continue to worsen as the economy improves? they see it going to $517 billion this year and $607 next is that a likely scenario? >> uh-huh. we don't publish forecast for net exports. of it's certainly the case that the most important determinant of our exports is growth in the rest of the world, and the imf and others are forecasting that that would slow. and then the most important determinant of our imports is the strength of the u.s. economy and that is strengthening. as we look forward we see most of the strength in the u.s. economy over the next year or two being the domestic momentum we have in terms of consumer spending, busine

mcmorris rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to express my deep concern about the continued expansion of islamic terrorist groups and the threat they pose to the american people. today the president requested congressional authorization for his limited efforts against isis. but make to mistake, this request is not p -- does not constitute a strategy nor does it substitute for resolve. in august, the president promised to degrade and destroy this terrorist army through air strikes and military assistance to our partners. since then, his efforts have remained lacking. while isis' sanctuary has grown to the size of maryland. the administration has instead courted the mullahs of iran and signaled a willingness to work with syria's brutal dictatorship the assad regime, even though they both continue to contribute to this crisis. history has shown us that the world pays a heavy price when we appease dictators and turn a blind eye to evil. the president has allowed the emergence of a global threat that will likely persist