We were told that the CFTC had asked us not to get involved in an investigation; that they were going to proceed with the investigation.

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 930, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. As I sit on the House floor here, I listen to the debate, and I hear a lot of conversations that are off-topic. We are talking, on the other side of the aisle, about payroll taxes and unemployment…

I think the American people want sunshine. Sunlight disinfects.

Why can't a Member, if you are going to trade stock, within 3 days report it to the House?

I think we should take the full step and leave no gray area with what Members of the House, Members of the Senate, the President, or the Judicial Branch do in regard to their trades.

If we are going to do this in government--

I think there is a cloud over Members of Congress and the trades that they make.

I think there is a movement in the House. There are a lot of ideas that permeate throughout these buildings that don't come up for years.

This was not the version that I supported. I wanted a version that had spending caps linked to GDP. But as this week we passed the $15 trillion debt mark, I thought it was important that this House come together and figure out a way to…

I appreciate the gentleman from Colorado yielding, and I commend my colleagues for your hard work and the focus that you have all had on jobs and job creation and legislation that's actually going to help move our economy forward. I think…