after that, jeffrey immelt on the future of american manufacturing. and later, the senate's back at 2 p.m. eastern for a period of general speeches followed by debate and a procedural vote on federal judicial nomination. >> shouldn't your president have the highest moral and ethical standards and can be an example to our children and young people in this country? ask yourself that question, please. shouldn't his life make him a role model for your future children? shouldn't anyone you elect to this office always keep his promises? >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our web site, c-span.org/thecontenders to see video of the contenders who had a lasting impact on american politics. >> do they not have the right to protest and revolt against a government that they feel does not serve their interests? who appointed us to sacrifice the lives of young americans trying to weigh in on the side of a government that represents, perhaps, 15% of the people of lebanon and has little or n

. >>> general electric ceo and chair of the white house's council on jobs, jeffrey immelt urged congress and the white house today to adopt a budget plan along the lines of the simpson-bowles definite reduction package. he spoke at the start of a week-long conference hoefted by ge on u.s. manufacturing and competitiveness. following his remarks, mr. i'm meant joins a panel of corporate executives for a discussion of the role of the government on the economy. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> describing ideas and really talking about ways to create jobs and i think it's going to be a great week and a lot to be shared. if you would have read last month's harvard business review, roughly 75% ofhe surveyed think that america's competitiveness is going to decline over the next three years. i'd have to say that is in contrast to what we see, to what i see. i would go beyond that to say i think on a relevant basis i think american competitiveness is as strong today as i've seen in a generation. what i'm going to go through is just frame some of the things that are working and we've got a serie

he is a sellout, too good look at ge, his buddy jeffrey immelt, helped him off shore jobs to china while pretending to help the middle class. no, he does not deserve a second term. host: thank you for all of your calls. we will continue to talk about the economy coming up next. as specifically u.s. manufacturing and how it is bearing these days. we will continue to take calls and will have about a 40-minute segment coming up right after this break. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> for resources on the presidential race, used c-span's campaign 2012 website. see what the candidates have said on issues important to you and read the latest from candidates, political reporters, and people like you from social media sites at c-span.org /campaign2012. >> this past week, house and senate lawmakers continue negotiations to extend the payroll tax cut for workers. they will continue their work on tuesday but the fourth public meeting. the cuts expire the end of the month and all sides agree it should be extended. the