Photo of the Week: Wince-Inducing?

By Roll Call Staff

Posted October 13, 2009 at 3:35pm

[IMGCAP(1)]Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) confer during the House Financial Services Committee hearing Thursday on fees for credit card exchanges. What caused Hensarling’s pained expression is anyone’s guess.

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