At Iowa Forum, Newt Gingrich Discusses His Plan to Boost American Manufacturing

At the Vermeer Corporation headquarters in Pella, Iowa, Newt answers questions about education, jobs, taxes, regulation, trade agreements, energy policy and other issues facing the business and manufacturing industry.

According to the Des Moines Register, Newt received the most applause of any of the presidential candidates.

Newt Gingrich got the most applause from the audience full of business leaders at this morning's presidential candidates' forum sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers.

There was enthusiastic clapping when Gingrich said he would educate Congress on how legislation needs to be longer term rather than lasting just a year. Several business executives said later they appreciated Gingrich's thoughts on how to improve worker training for the jobless. He said the 99 weeks a worker collects unemployment is equal to the time it takes to earn an associate's degree.

"Of this group, I think Newt Gingrich is the most qualified intellectually to take this country the furthest," said Al Jennings, chairman and CEO of EFCO Corp. in Des Moines. "But keep in mind that we didn't hear from all the candidates, and that's disappointing."

Aired on Iowa Public Television November 1, 2011

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[NanoEmpyrean]

"regulation". That's another concern i have with the GOP, their inability to specify.

By deregulation do they mean expedite the process of bringing new drugs to the market (good), or creating another ENRON that will bleed another state dry (bad)?

Their recent record (with tax-reform and U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act) suggest the latter

Either way, if they can't clearly state their case in front of their people, they are probably wrong.

[dontbelieve777]

@chrisagehman just for you......RON PAUL 2012 peace

[dontbelieve777]

Gingrich seems to not want comments on most of his pages......guess he doesn't care to hear what the people think, huh?

[BenOthmanZied99]

good

[chrisagehman]

@possumpistol

Why must Ron Paul trolls troll, everywhere?!?!?

[chrisagehman]

@504Anon

It's safe to say that with an average of 43% the voters 'undecided' that nothing but this is safe to say.

[chrisagehman]

@mixfight12

Stealing money from the people? You're implying that actual work (for him, it was sharing or as he put it "consulting" information with F&F, he never actual passed legislation that was to their advantage) is "stealing," and I bet you'd suggest that redistributing the wealth is the right way to earn money and the BOURGEOISE (google it) should let go of their petty, greedy businesses.

I'm Libertarian, but Ron Paul is a little scary on foreign policy.

NEWT 2012!

[mixfight12]

@Lakota928 yeah he also got 1.6m in bailout money from freddie mac what a wonderfull person stealing money from the people ..

[504Anon]

It's safe to say that Ron Paul has the nomination in the bag.

[julioabruno2254]

NEW YORK CITY IS WITH DR. RON PAUL!!!!!