House Financial Services Committee members Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. , left, and Michael Castle, R-Del. , confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2009, during the committee's markup on the financial overhaul bill. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

House Financial Services Committee members Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. , left, and Michael Castle, R-Del. , confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2009, during the committee's markup on the financial overhaul bill.

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  1. House Financial Services Committee members, from left, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., Rep. Michael Castle, R-Del., Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., back to camera, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas. and the Committee's Ranking Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, during the committee's markup on the financial overhaul bill.
  2. House Financial Services Committee members Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., left, and Michael Castle, R-Del., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2009, during the committee's markup on the financial overhaul bill.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) listens during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee called U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner, Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and others before it to testify about plans for regulatory reform.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) (C) speaks during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee called U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner, Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and others before it to testify about plans for regulatory reform.
  5. House Financial Services Committee members, from left, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., Rep. Michael Castle, R-Del., Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., back to camera, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas. and the Committee's Ranking Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, during the committee's markup on the financial overhaul bill.
  6. House Financial Services Committee member Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla., listens to a vote during the committee's markup on the financial overhaul bill, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., presides at left.
  7. U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) (2nd R) checks his mobile phone as he departs following a news conference on issues before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009.
  8. U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) (R) departs following a news conference on issues before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009.
  9. U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) talks during a news conference on issues before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington November 3, 2009.
  10. U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) holds a news conference on issues before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009.

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