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why some cuban-americans are furious. we're going in-depth. first the secret service and now dea agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in colombia. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> the high-powered campaign surrogate is on the hot seat for going off message after newark's democratic mayor cory booker spoke about the attacks on mitt romney's old firm bane capital. he had to struggle to do damage control and the dust still hasn't settled. let's discuss what's going on with the key ad...

down. will you not suggest that probably is going to increase the cost of electricity to some manufacturers when you have over 10% of our electric generating plants closing, isn't that likely to close -- excuse me, increase the cost of utilities? >> you'll have to give me a little more on the specific case in point. but let me say in general, what the president has stood for very strongly is limiting, reducing -- >> what he stands for, what he's doing and allowing to happen. i'm just asking your question, do you recognize -- does the commerce recognize that decreasing electric genera...

utility power costs, new form of generation are less expensive that old forms of generations in many cases. >> if they're subsidized. the last is that comment that congressman from new jersey mentioned about the letter. about russia. this is the let e sent on february 17th so for your staff to find that, there was a letter directed asking perhaps they need to communicate that to you. >> all right. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> all right, the chair recognizes mr. pompeio. >> thank you for joining us. i appreciate your enthusiasm for the growth of american manufacturing. the...

africa, i have not been yet. i have been meeting with senior most leaders to a degree, for example, i met with the is it prime minister of president of ghana when he was here. i've met senior officials from ni nigeria when they're here. in my own business, i did quite a lot in south africa. that was my energy business, but i think you're right that that deserves priority and focus and i'd like to go further with it and talk to you about any ideas you have about how we might take that further. >> madam chair, i yield back five seconds. >> thank you for your generosity. chair recognize...

>> the manufacturing sector provides about $80 billion to our gdp, or roughly 1925% of the total. the nearly 11,000 manufacturing companies in north carolina employed almost 50% of the total workforce equally and well over 500,000 jobs that pays $65,000 annually on average. many of these jobs are in advanced manufacturing and produce high-tech goods use in the defense industry. for example, telefonica is a defense and homeland security contractor located in elizabeth city. telephonic designs and manufactures sensors in the mut...