Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, left, talks with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members, from second left, the committee's ranking Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. , Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. , and Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay, D-Mo. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, prior to Feinberg testifying before the committee. AP Photo logo AP Photo 28 months ago

Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, left, talks with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members, from second left, the committee's ranking Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. , Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. , and Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay, D-Mo. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, prior to Feinberg testifying before the committee.

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