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Funds given to the chinese? >> yes. in the case of solyndra, i don't know where that has gone, whether that's gone to some other company. there was a very big financial contributor to the democratic party, and president obama in the 2008 election. somebody from oklahoma. that ended up also being a big-wig in solyndra, so you have those sort of dynamics to worry about as well and concerned about and irritated about. gregg: these could have been loans, with you they were grants in the great wisdom of the backers of the stimulus. senator charles grassley, thanks for being with us. >> i'm always g...

Left-hand side of your screen. this is what is happening in michigan, lansing, michigan. huge union protests. mike tobin's live in the middle of it all. we'll get an update from him in just a few minutes, top of the hour actually. but the folks there, union workers are very upset over a law that will be signed by the governor today, passed by the legislature which basically says, michigan can in some ways be a right-to-work state. you can not force workers to pay union dues. charles payne is here from the fox business network. this is an important moment for the state of michigan which is the ...

I would simply say it's a bold and historic day in michigan, the opportunity for workers to choose, to freely associate, and i think if the unions are really good at what they are going to do and offer great services the workers will have the value proposition in front of them and they will be able to choose how they spend their money. martha: michigan went for president obama in the last election. that was an indicator to many people that the union movement is very strong, had a lot of influence in the election. what do you say to that? >> from the west side of the state i really can't measur...

Auto sector is alive and well and made a comeback, the fact it hasn't. the only way michigan can be competitive with its neighboring states and global economy is have a right-to-work state. gregg: president obama said yesterday when he was there in michigan, they want to take away your to earn more money. what say you? >> well i think essentially the idea is if there is prosperity, a lot of prosperity, more people will have the opportunity to make a whole lot of money, not a handful of people. what we've seen particularly with unions and the government is, where there is stagnant job growth, w...

That risks having those chemical weapons get into the hands of terrorists outside of the country. there are reports that the obama administration is about to recognize the opposition as the legitimate government of syria. i wouldn't do that, but if they are going to do it they should demand, insist that the opposition commit to turning over those chemical weapons to us, or to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons to destroy them. martha: all right, ambassador thank you. always good to see you. >> thank you. gregg: here is the scene, the capitol rotunda in lancing, michigan. ...