Rep. William Lacy Clay (Mo.), a Gephardt ally who co-chaired his presidential campaign, said while his friend has raised money and campaigned for Kerry whenever asked, Gephardt isn't in the business of campaigning for the vice presidency.

ECONOMIST: Gephardt's Low-Key Path to VP

The letter was circulated by House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-2-FL) and Ranking Subcommittee Member Rick Larsen (D-2-WA), along with House General Aviation (GA) Caucus Co-Chairs Sam Graves (R-6-MO) and John Barrow (D-12-GA.).

FORBES: Mr. President, Are You Listening?

Among the largest underlying components of VTV, in trading today Intel Corp ( NASD: INTC) is up about 1.2%, Altria Group Inc ( NYSE: MO) is up about 0.3%, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. ( NYSE: BMY) is higher by about 0.7%.

FORBES: Noteworthy ETF Inflows: VTV, INTC, MO, BMY