i think tim walz of minnesota would be happy to hear that and available to work towards that end along with louise slaughter. i thank the gentleman. i yield to the gentleman. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i say to the gentleman, i know the gentleman likes to talk about past congresses. when he was house majority leader he did not bring the stock act to the floor and it was a submitted bill. so let's set the record straight. this majority leader is going to bring the bill, a stock act bill to the floor next week. and i would also say, mr. speaker, that mr. walz's bill actually would weaken the senate bill. and it is our intention to pass and get to the president a workable, strong bill that makes sure we're delivering on the promise that we made to the people that sent us here. i know the gentleman wants to join me in the effort to reinstill the confidence in the public that we are abiding by that trust. i yield back. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i think certainly that all of us hopefully agree with what the leader has just said. we clearly want to make sure the american public has confidence and

i think tim walz of minnesota be happy to hear that and would work toward that end along with law waste -- l louise slaughter. >> when he was the house majority leader he didn't bring this stock act to the floor and it was a submitted bill. so, let's set the record straight. this majority leader is going to bill, a stock act bill, to the floor next week. i would also say mr. walz's bill would weaken the senate bill and it is our intention to pass and get to the president a workable, strong bill that makes sure we are delivering on the promise that we made to the people that september us here. i know the gentleman wants to join me in the effort to reinstill the confidence in the public that we are abiding by that trust. i yield back. >> i think all of us agree with what the leader said. we want to make sure the american public has confidence in the actions we take and are not driven by personal interest but public interest and concern for the people we represent. with that i will yield become the balance of my time. >> the u.s. labor department reported 243,000 new jobs were added in jan

i'd especially like to express my appreciation to representatives tim walz and louise slaughter for the years of work on this effort. congressman walz has been a leader on the stock act since he took office at the start of the 110th congress, and i particularly want to recognize his willingness to reach across the aisle and keep the lines of communications open as we work to make clear that elected officials abide by the same rules as the american people. this bill we are bringing to the floor today puts in place measures that both strengthen and expand the senate's work on the stock act as well as remove provisions that would have made the bill unworkable or raised far more questions than it would have answered. we expanded the bill to ensure that executive branch officials and their employees are subject to the same reporting and disclosure requirements as those in congress. we must all live under the same rules. we also included a provision championed by representative robert dolled to ensure that members of -- robert dold to ensure that members of congress who are convicted of a cri

and what was the work of louise slaughter and tim walz was hijacked from them. another most important provision was the politico intelligence provision. it was taken out by k street lobbyists working with the leadership late. that should not have been taken out. the two best parts of the stock act were sold short and the american public should have had better today. we passed something but not what we should have done. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. rent. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. because government has spent money we don't have and borrowed money we can't pay back, our national debt now stands at $15 trillion. my daughter, sarah, who is 2 years old, now has $50,000 as her share of the national debt. congress and the president have an obligation to make tough decisions to reduce spending so we can provide a brighter future for our kids. t

i'd especially like to express my appreciation to representatives tim walz and louise sughter for theears of work on this effort. congressman walz has been a leader on the stock act since he took office at the start of the 110th congress, and i particularly want to recognize his willingns to reach across the aisle and keep the lines of communications open as we work to make clear that elected officials abide by the same rules as the american people. this bill we are bringing to the floor today puts in place measures that both strengthen and expand the senate's work on the stock act as well as remove provisions that would have made the bill unworkable or raised far more questions than it would have answered. we expanded the bill to ensure that executive branch officials and their employees are subject to the same reporting and disclosure requirements as those in congress. we must all live under the same rules. we also included a provision championed by representative robert dolled to ensure that members of -- robert dold to ensure that members of congress who are convicted of a crime d

i'd especially like to express my appreciation to representatives tim walz and louise slaughter for theears of work onhis effort. congressman walz has been a leader on the stock act since he took office at thstart of the 110th congress, and i paicularly want to recognize his willingness to reach across the aisle and keep the lines of communications open as we work to make clear that elected officials abide by the same rules as the american people. this bill we are bringing to the floor today puts in place measures that both strengthen and expand the senate's work on the stock act as well as remove provisions that would have made the bill unworkable or raised far more questions than it would have answered. we expanded the bill to ensure that executive branch officials and their employees are subject to the same reporting and disclosure requirements as those in congress. we must all live under the same rules. we also included a provision championed by representative robert dolled to ensure that members of -- robert dold to ensure thamembers of congress who are convicted of a crime do not

i think tim walz of minnesota would be happy to hear that and available to work towards that end along with louise slaughter. i thank the gentleman. i yield to the gentleman. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i say to the gentleman, i know the gentleman likes to talk about past congresses. when he was house majority leader he did not bring the stock act to the floor and it waa submitted bill. so let's set the record straight. this majority leader is going to bring the bill, a stock act bill to the floor next week. and i would also say, mr. speaker, that mr. walz's bill actually would weaken the senate bill. and it is our intention to pass and get to the president a workable, strong bill that makes sure we're delivering on the promise that we made to the people that sent us here. i know the gentleman wants to join min the effort to reinstill the confidence in the public that we are abiding by that trust. i yield back. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i think certainly that all of us hopefully agree with what the leader has just said. we clearly want to make sure the american public has confidence and tru

i think tim walz of minnesota would be happy to hear that and available to work towards that end along with louise slaughter. i thank the gentleman. i yield to the gentleman. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i say to the gentleman, i know the gentleman likes to talk about past congresses. when he was house majority leader he did not bring the stock act to the floor and it was a submitted bill. so let's set the record straight. this majority leader is going to bring the bill, a stock act bill to the floor next week. and i would also say, mr. speaker, that mr. walz's bill actually would weaken the senate bill. and it is our intention to pass and get to the president a workable, strong bill that makes sure we're delivering on the promise that we made to the people that sent us here. i know the gentleman wants to join me in the effort to reinstill the confidence in the public that we are abiding by that trust. i yield back. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i think certainly that all of us hopefully agree with what the leader has just said. we clearly want to make sure the american public has confidence and