Senate considers Paulson's financial bailout options in Washington

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and James Lockhart III, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, (L to R) testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on the crises facing investment banks and other financial institutions on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 23, 2008. Congress is currently considering a $700 billion bailout proposed by the Bush administration. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)