President Obama Meets With Council On Jobs And Competitiveness In White House

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama (C) meets with his Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, group of business leaders tapped to come up with job-spurring ideas, including (L-R) American Express Chairman and CEO Kenneth Chenault, White House Chief of Staff William Daley, General Electric CEO Jeffrey Imelt and Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew, in the State Dining Room at the White House January 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Headed by General Electric CEO Jeffrey Imelt, the council released a report with suggestions, including investment in education and research and development, support for the manufacturing sector and reform in the tax and regulatory systems. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)