United States Senator Richard Shelby (Republican of Alabama), Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs listens as Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System testifies on The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. before the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, March 1, 2012..Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP