"WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10:  (L-R) U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) talks to Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) prior to a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee October 10, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on ""Impact of a Default on Financial Stability and Economic Growth.""  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)"