Capitol Lens: Congressional Gothic

By Roll Call Staff

Posted April 9, 2013 at 5:15pm

Rep. Brad Sherman, left, and Sen. Bernard Sanders confer in the Senate Radio/TV Gallery studio before starting their news conference on legislation regarding “too big to fail” banks.

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