TD Ameritrade is offering a new investment program that will allow plan sponsors and registered investment advisors to offer exchange traded funds (ETFs) to 401(k) plan participants alongside other plan investment options such as mutual funds, collective investment funds, and employer stocks.

Senior members of Congress, both Democrat and Republican, have signed letters calling for a delay or end to the Labor Department’s effort to rewrite the 5-part retirement plan fiduciary definition that deals with those who sell investment retirement accounts.

Montana House Speaker Mike Milburn and Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that headway was being made in budget talks, but there is no deal in place yet as the governor tries to rewrite the Republican offering by Saturday.