WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) (C) prepares for a full committee hearing on Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from a bipartisan group of members of Congress about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) (C) prepares for a full committee hearing on Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from a bipartisan group of members of Congress about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) delivers an opening statement as committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) during a hearing on Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Bipartisan members of Congress testified during the hearing about long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) (C) prepares for a full committee hearing on Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from a bipartisan group of members of Congress about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Members of the Senate Budget Committee Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (3rd L), Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) (C) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) (R) observe a moment of silence for the victims of last week's mass shooting at Fort Hood during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan members of Congress were hearing testimony about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  4. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
  5. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Senate Finance Committee members (L-R) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) finish remarks before voting 14-9 to pass health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Snowe casted the only Republican vote for the groundbreaking legislation.
  7. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  8. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  13. US President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and members of the US Congress look on October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  14. Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a burning US flag as they shout slogans during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  15. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man torches an US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  16. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man carries a burning US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.

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