Dem rep: Republicans who didn't cheer Obama's tax cut talk aren't rooting for America

Just after the president pointed out that the Democrats’ $787 billion stimulus included tax cuts for the middle class, small businesses and first-time homebuyers, congressional Democrats stood and applauded while Republicans remained seated.

“I thought I’d get some applause on that,” he said, pointing at the side of the House chamber where the Republicans were seated.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) went further.

“The only explanation I can think of is that they’re just not rooting for America to succeed,” she told The Hill. “I don’t know how you can sit through proposals like providing tax cuts for middle-class Americans, getting an injection of cash into the hands of small-business owners so we can create jobs.”