Richard_Shelby - Senate committee considers bank supervision, regulation in Washington

Senate committee considers bank supervision, regulation in Washington

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-CT, and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-AL, (R) participate in a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "Modernizing Bank Supervision and Regulation" on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 19, 2009. Dodd chairs the committee and Shelby is the ranking member. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)


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