From left to right, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-SD., Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-CT., Sen. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-AL., and Sen. Robert Bennett, R-UT., during a Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs executive session to vote on the reappointment of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)