[laughter] it is great to see my home center, jim demint -- senator, jim demint.plause] tonight we gather for a summit focused on government spending, a deficit, that, and the negative impact they are having on j creation and our prosperity. we are glad to have five potential candidates for the republican nomination for president with us. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] there are a lot of places you could be this evening, although i hear new hampshire i popular this time of year. thank you for sharing this evening with us. our goal this evening is pretty simple. it is to ask you to detail ur stance on economic issues and the policies he will pursue if you are fortunate enough to move forward to the next level. you may notice, and i know you are stunned to hear this, president obama is not with us this evening. [applause] [laughter] that may be surprising to some didn't how often the president, for some reason, mentioned americans for prosperity last fall. we thought for sure he would be -- he would want to come out. mr. president know this -- you are w

. >> reporter: now congress has eliminated earmarks, and south carolina senator jim demint introducedsays is intended to deplight size the corps' budget. neither demint nor the corps would discuss the proposal oovps. even with pressure from some lawmakers, shrinking budgets and a daunting challenge from mother nature, the corps is preparing for what comes after this year's historic flooding. >> there's going to be an extraordinary concern about the main purpose that the corps of engineers has which is the saving of human life. what we will be looking the do is to understand evermore effectively how the water moves in the main channel, in the mississippi river, how long will it be before people can get back into their homes and reclaim their lives. >> that was casey wian reporting. the u.s. army corps of engineers will open one bay of the morganza spillway at the top of the hour and we'll take you there live as it happens. >>> tens of thousands of people risking their lives to flee the war in libya. they're crowding onto flimsy fishing boats, setting out on rough seas and heading to a

out front with my former colleague jim demint on social security, medicare, welfare reform.i led on welfare reform. i was the one that carry the water on that. it is not just checking the boxes it is having the courage to lead. >> governor johnson. >> i'm an entrepreneur that ran for governor of new mexico promising to bring a common sense business approach to state government that everything was going to be a cost-benefit analysis. i got we elected in a state that was 2-1 democrat. we are on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget. that means tough choices that are doable. all doable under the context of a common sense business approach to the way government does business and a cost-benefit analysis that goes along with everything that government is doing. garr ronjohnson2012.com. -- gary -- >> gentlemen, thank you very much it has been a pleasure that is it for tonight. our thanks to the candidates and staff. republican party of south carolina and also to all the great people here in the peace center in greenville. [ applause ] >> bret: thanks for wa

jim demint represents south carolina. on the rights of an american company to decide where it can and cannot locate. >> what it is going to do is hurt all american workers, it will hurt our economy, by encouraging companies to locate in other countries where they don't have to deal with the government that is so oppressive. >> reporter: the south carolina plant is now in limbo, still scheduled to open in a matter of weeks for the issue unresolved. the case goes to trial june 14. administrative law judge will make a ruling either side can appeal the decision to the full national labor relations board. it can go on before a u.s. court of appeals and could actually make its way all the way to the u.s. supreme court. point being, wolf, that this could drag on for a while. >> lots of jobs are at stake. thanks very much for that. >>> notorious unsolved case and now a possible link to the unabomber. details of a twist in the tylenol pamperings of 1982. [ artis brown ] america is facing some tough challenges right now. two of the

. >> but it is credible and lit jim demint interlocutor? >> that means that we believe that they clearly are represented of the aspirations of the libyan people, that they are a credible voice for the libyan people, and we recognize them as such, but it is not formal regulation -- recognition. >> is it until the become a government? >> it is not just that issue. there are a lot of elements. but again, we're not at that point yet. >> i have a random iran question. the two hikers were able to call home. is there any update on their status or have there been any new -- >> we can confirm what we have all seen in the news, which is that they were able to call home to their families on sunday. we do understand from their families that both joshed and shane staged a hunger strike in prison after they were presented from receiving letters from home and that the family is about to continue their own hunger strike until the two men are released. and we urge iran to commit immediate consular access. that is obviously an issue. the protecting power in

follows the voices of leaders like michele bachman, the republican study committee chair jim jordan, senators vitter, demint, and others -- the tea party not be in a forgiving mood this fall at the national convention in kansas city. we are going to k.c., not d.c. this year. if they cave to obama, we will find replacements for them this fall. thank you. >> thank you. i have a brief statement. when republicans took over the house of representatives last november, i immediately began thinking what the new gop majority could accomplish with control of only half of the congress. obviously, passing any meaningful legislation objectionable to the administration for senate democrats was out of the question. house republicans could propose cutting the budgets, but could never hope to persuade their counterparts to go along with them, let alone the man in the white house. they could wrangle with democrats and take the symbolic actions to demonstrate to the public there were real differences between the two parties, but at the end of the day, i did think of only two actions house republicans could say -- take to allo