mr. herman cain. [applause] >> please welcome congresswoman my chevy bawkman from minnesota. >> some of us are a little more height challenged in the room. thank you all for the wonderful invitation in the live free or die free state. you are the embodyyment of where this country is going. you proved it in the last election. we're extremely proud of you. and this is the core or new clea us and -- you're the leader of the band in all this. so thank you for what you've done. [applause] >> just before the last election when all of us were working to the so hard to change the competition here in the granite state and in the senate of the united states. it looked like we had a really good shot take the house and maybe even the senate. and i got to thinking, and i sat down with my pen and paper, because i wanted to write down what would we do if we actually were able to get gavel? what would we do? so i hope you'll indulge me, because i want to read to you way wrote down about what we could do. imagine a st

[applause] >> mr. cain you support a balanced budget amendment to the constitution and if so, what provisions would you need to see in it specifically? >> yes, i support a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. absolutely. [applause] the provision in it should be real simple. every year, the united states congress cannot spend more than we take in. it's really simple. and if we have a thriving economy, by stimulating it with direct stimulus, we won't have a revenue problem. and it will be easier for us to be able to balance our budget every year. [applause] >> businesses often support corporate welfare in taxpayer subsidies. they decry other forms of welfare. would you support any taxpayer subsidies for businesses and corporations? >> from my experience serving on several corporate boards for the last 20 years, businesses would very quickly trade and giving up any sort of subsidies and what some people call "corporate welfare" in exchange for less regulation. how about starting all over again? how a