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Every important industry, manufacturing, engineering, construction or airnautics or pharmaceuticals. we've lost our edge a bit americans are wondering why aren't we growing? i think the reason is, our politicians in washington in both parties aren't taking economic competitiveness seriously. hope this report today that china is number two, growing at 11%, per year is a wake-up call to the politicians in washington that we better start to get obsessed ourselves with how do we remain number one? >> greta: in terms of this -- this is a little off our discussion but i'm here in alaska, i'm curious...

Every important industry, manufacturing, engineering, construction or airnautics or pharmaceuticals. we've lost our edge a bit americans are wondering why aren't we growing? i think the reason is, our politicians in washington in both parties aren't taking economic competitiveness seriously. hope this report today that china is number two, growing at 11%, per year is a wake-up call to the politicians in washington that we better start to get obsessed ourselves with how do we remain number one? >> greta: in terms of this -- this is a little off our discussion but i'm here in alaska, i'm curious...

Balance of trade problem we have. which is a problem. our number one export is oil. i've been an advocate of drilling in the united states. every time we drill a barrel in the united states it is one less we have to get from countries like saudi arabia or venezuela or countries that might not be so kind to the united states. it think it is a national security issue, economic you you. -- issue. you are there in that beautiful state the area they want to drill is a tiny portion of that giant state. it is so important we do that. and it is important that members of congress go there like you have...

Balance of trade problem we have. which is a problem. our number one export is oil. i've been an advocate of drilling in the united states. every time we drill a barrel in the united states it is one less we have to get from countries like saudi arabia or venezuela or countries that might not be so kind to the united states. it think it is a national security issue, economic you you. -- issue. you are there in that beautiful state the area they want to drill is a tiny portion of that giant state. it is so important we do that. and it is important that members of congress go there like you have...

And things that have nature as opposed to some of the longer term projects, research projects the president was inclined towards. those are only going to have a temporary effect. by 2011, end of the year, the money's gone. the president now in the present, today, must address the trade problem. must address the energy problem. and start to move us towards another economy. we've lost 5 million manufacturing jobs over the last ten years. we've lost a wealth of construction jobs. those have to be brought back. those are the kinds of jobs that create middle class lifestyles for folks that don't go...