WASHINGTON - MARCH 02: U.S. Sen. Sheldon WhiteHouse (D-RI) (C) speaks as Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) (L) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA (R) listen during a hearing on 'Economic and Budget Challenges for the Short and Long Term' before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill March 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testified at the hearing saying an economic turnaround hinges on the government's success in stabilizing financial markets. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

WASHINGTON - MARCH 02: U.S. Sen. Sheldon WhiteHouse (D-RI) (C) speaks as Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) (L) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA (R) listen during a hearing on 'Economic and Budget Challenges for the Short and Long Term' before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill March 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testified at the hearing saying an economic turnaround hinges on the government's success in stabilizing financial markets.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) is accompanied by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (C) as he heads into the Senate Democratic Caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Clinton was on the Hill to talk to lawmakers about passing health care reform legislation through the Senate.
  2. Former President Bill Clinton walks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009, to meet with Democratic Senators regarding health care reform.

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  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is accompanied by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (L) as he heads into the Senate Democratic Caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Clinton was on the Hill to talk to lawmakers about passing health care reform legislation through the Senate.
  3. Former President Bill Clinton walks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009, to meet with Democratic Senators regarding health care reform.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Barney Frank (D-MA) questions Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Federal Reserves financial regulatory reform proposals.
  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a news conference presenting petitions to Congress signed by more than a hundred thousand seniors nationwide September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The petitions urge passage by Congress of a $250 one-time Cost of Living Adjustment Payment in 2010.
  11. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a news conference presenting petitions to Congress signed by more than a hundred thousand seniors nationwide September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The petitions urge passage by Congress of a $250 one-time Cost of Living Adjustment Payment in 2010.
  12. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a news conference presenting petitions to Congress signed by more than a hundred thousand seniors nationwide September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The petitions urge passage by Congress of a $250 one-time Cost of Living Adjustment Payment in 2010.
  13. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., head for the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, after the weekly policy luncheons.
  14. U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., preside over a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the current crisis in the dairy industry at St. Albans City Hall in St. Albans, Vt, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The head of the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division said on Saturday she has launched an investigation to determine whether giant milk processors are unfairly squeezing the nation's dairy farmers, who are experiencing their lowest prices in more than a quarter century.
  15. U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., preside over a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the current crisis in the dairy industry at St. Albans City Hall in St. Albans, Vt, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The head of the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division said on Saturday she has launched an investigation to determine whether giant milk processors are unfairly squeezing the nation's dairy farmers, who are experiencing their lowest prices in more than a quarter century.

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