Capitol Lens: Serious Men

By Roll Call Staff

Posted February 13, 2013 at 5:12pm

From left, Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas, John Thune of South Dakota, Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania and Rob Portman of Ohio huddle at Wednesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on the nomination of Jacob J. Lew as Treasury secretary.

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