Senate Holds Hearing On Financial Sector Crisis
Senate Banking, Housing and and Urban Affairs Committee.Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (C) and ranking member Richard Shelby (R-AL) say goodbye to Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke after he testified before the committee on Captiol Hill September 23, 2008 in Washington, DC. Bush administration officials were testifying about a proposed $700 billion bailout that they hope will stabilize the faltering U.S. financial system. Many members of Congress have expressed anger at the plan they say will pay for Wall Street's mistakes at taxpayers' expense.
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