Senator Lugar, thank you so much for chairing this hearing with me today and for your thoughtful questions.

Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon to talk about a jobs bill that just passed out of the Rules Committee and will be on the House floor next week. H.R. 1734 is a bill that will address all of our civilian properties across the Nation…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of the conference report on H.R. 658. This legislation goes a long way in addressing some concerns I have had regarding our Nation's aviation enterprise. Two of those provisions I…

As the Member of Congress who represents Los Angeles International Airport, also known as LAX, I know we need a multiyear FAA reauthorization. LAX is the world's sixth busiest airport. LAX creates an estimated 59,000 jobs in or near the…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 235, nays 177, not voting 20, as follows…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 242, noes 179, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No…

I thank my colleague for his helpful explanation. There is one more issue I would like to discuss. Section 211 of your amendment includes a definition of ``material information.'' I want to be absolutely clear that this definition is…

One question that has arisen is whether the definition of ``material information'' in the new Criminal Code section your amendment creates is intended to or could affect other parts of the STOCK Act since the same term also appears in a…

Why isn't there a magnitude requirement for the financial interest underlying undisclosed self-dealing? If one just reads this section, it appears as though even a trivial, attenuated financial benefit could lead to a violation.

Suppose a local official has not disclosed, as required by a local ordinance, that he owns a home in a targeted improvement district in his county. Then this official votes to install street lights in his town, which lowers crime, improves…

Why is it necessary to make it a Federal crime for a local official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing?

I thank my colleague. Turning to section 211 of your amendment, the ``Prohibition on Undisclosed Self-Dealing By Public Officials,'' what is purpose of codifying this prohibition?

Under section 205, an ``official act'' can refer to any matter which may ``at any time be pending.'' What prevents this definition from being overbroad and covering matters that a former public official, for example, never anticipated…

Section 205 also refers to an official's ``place of trust and profit.'' What is a ``place of trust and profit''?

I thank the Senator for that clarification. In addition to the precise wording of amendment 1483 and clear congressional intent that the phrase used in the new Criminal Code section not be imported to Federal securities law, the definition…

I thank both of my colleagues for working with me to address my questions about the Leahy-Cornyn amendment.

Does this amendment create the potential for arbitrary or politically motivated prosecutions of local officials?

My first question refers to section 205 of your amendment, covering bribery and graft. What is the purpose of including the phrase ``former public official''? How is it possible to bribe a former public official?