U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Ben+Bernanke&family=editorial&specificpeople=568098 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Ben Bernanke</a> (2nd L) arrives with committee chairman U.S .Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) (2nd during a hearing at the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. Bernanke reportedly defended the Federal Reserves monetary policy against criticism from Republicans.