marion blakey? guest: i am not familiar that -- of many companies in the aerospace industry that are involved in corporate welfare. these companies manufacture technology that keep our fighters safe. one of the things that is best about the u.s.'s we do not have a plain field that is not level. -- is play >> guest: their work, frankly, their spire corporate life is into that, and i consider that public service. >> host: the caller mentioned defense cuts. what impact does that have on the industries that you represent and he mentioned jobs, the american worker. >> guest: well, the defense industry, of course, is a source of a tremendous number of high paying jobs, 800,000 jobs are what are represented by these company's work. i also would point out that in terms of the overall economy, we are the largest contributor to a

marion blakey?st: i am not familiar that -- of many companies in the aerospace industry that are involved in corporate welfare. these companies manufacture technology that keep our fighters safe. one of the things that is best about the u.s.'s we do not have a plain field that is not level. -- is play in a field that is not level. that is what our companies put their work in corporate life into. i consider that public service. host: the caller mentioned defense cuts. what impact does that have on the industries that that -- that you represent? guest: the defense industry is the source of a tremendous number of high-paying jobs for -- 800,000 jobs. i would also point out that in terms of the overall economy, we are the largest contributor to a positive balance of trade. we talk about our economy. look at the fact that this is an industry that exports find technology. we help support the economy. we were part of what helped us through this recession. if it is cut, you have to be very careful. secretar

marion blakey?uest: i am not familiar that -- of many companies in the aerospace industry that are involved in corporate welfare. these companies manufacture technology that keep our fighters safe. one of the things that is best about the u.s.'s we do not have a plain field that is not level. -- is play in a field that is not level. that is what our companies put their work in corporate life into. i consider that public service. host: the caller mentioned defense cuts. what impact does that have on the industries that that -- that you represent? guest: the defense industry is the source of a tremendous number of high-paying jobs for -- 800,000 jobs. i would also point out that in terms of the overall economy, we are the largest contributor to a positive balance of trade. we talk about our economy. look at the fact that this is an industry that exports find technology. we help support the economy. we were part of what helped us through this recession. if it is cut, you have to be very careful. secret

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. -- >> ahead, marion blakey . after that marc rotenberg talks about cell phone locations. >> next we're joined by joe allbaugh. a documentary to look at the government's response to a tornado that hit his hometown. "washington journal" each morning at clock eastern. with the annual caucusses 10 months away, c-span will simulcast radio programs from there. tomorrow it is the jan mickelson show. wednesday, it is the "exchange," and thursday it is the "jim fisher show" from davenport. live on c-span. >> topics at monday's white house brief included the economy, syria, and the economy, syria, and the wikileaks document on guantanamo bay. this briefing it 20 minutes. >> i wonder if you could articulate from the white house perspective why syria is different than libya and why have we not heard president obama, for example, say -- speak about assad. >> i'm sure you saw the president's strong statement friday where he condemned in the strongest possible terms of the use of force by the syrian government by the demonstrat

as i introduce marion blakey, the president and ceo of the air space industries association, i know that you know her for her many years of work and industry and as serving for 10 years as the faa administrator. with all the great thing she did in that particular role, it made her the perfect choice to be the ceo of aia. but there's a big complement i want to tell all of you about because aia has done something so significant. in the last 15 months they have increased their membership by 55%. that is an enormous undertaking. we congratulate marion and her team. we thank you for taking the lead as our moderator this morning. please come forward. [applause] >> thank you for that gracious introduction. i'm delighted to be among friends. as i look at this audience, this is a group of colleagues and folks that have been pulling together for a long time. i have to congratulate you, carol. 10 years, this is a very impressive gathering and the largest number of people ever. i always do enjoy this kind of forum each year because it gives us a chance to advance the ball on policy issues. i think i

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because as i introduce marion blakey, the president and ceo of the aerospace industries association, i know that you really in this industry, you all know marion for her many years of work in the industry, but also, of course, as serving 14 years as the f.a.a. administrator. and with all of the great thing she did in that particular role, it made her the perfect choice to be the ceo of aia. but there's a big compliment that i want to tell all of you about, because aia has done something so significant in the last 15 months. they have increased their membership by 85%. that is an enormous undertaking. we congratulate marion and her team. and we thank you for being delayed as our moderators this morning, marion. please come forward. apartments. thank you, care. and thank you for that not only gracious introduction but for the team. thank you. you know, i am delighted to be here as you can imagine that for one thing, it's among those but as i look at this audience, this is a group of colleagues and folks have been pulling together for a long time. and carol, i do have to congratulate you