it is halting operations. upton says he was only representing constituents in asking doe to take a look at the company whether it was a sound investment or not. back to you guys. jenna: lots of different sides, james. as you were giving us the report we got this headline crossing from the hearing. energy secretary chu telling house lawmakers, quote, i'm not anticipating very much recovery of taxpayer money from the solyndra bankruptcy. so a lot still to follow here. james, thank you very much for that. we'll come back to you as news warrants and continue to watch the hearing for some of those breaking headlines. record record --. >> reporter: thank you. jon: only half a billion dollars. that's what we're talking about. on that score the house is expected to debate a balance the budget amendment to the constitution. all eyes are on the super-committee and whether that group is closer to a deal that would reduce our debt above $15 trillion and counting. the deadline for the committee less than a week away. meantime a tea party group is coming up with its own plan caming it -- claiming