Rep. Steve King (R-IA), Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Rep. Allen West (R-FL), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) speak to conservative activists in what organizers called the "first Tea Party town hall" on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The event was sponsored by Tea Party Express and Tea Party HD.
H. Lamar McKay, Chairman and President, BP America Inc. gives testimony. The heads of five of the largest oil and gas companies in the world testified before the Senate Finance Committee on May 12, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, arguing that ending tax incentives would reduce exploration, eliminate jobs and stifle economic growth while doing nothing to reduce fuel prices. Participating were executive officers of Exxon, BP America, Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron. This was a return trip for McKay who a year ago testified at a Senate hearing investigating a massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico involving his company. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Rep. Steve King (R-IA), Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Rep. Allen West (R-FL), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Michele Bachmann speak to conservative activists in what organizers called the "first Tea Party town hall" on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The event was sponsored by Tea Party Express and Tea Party HD. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke finishes testimony before the House Appropriations Committee on United States investment in Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke finishes testimony before the House Appropriations Committee on United States investment in Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke finishes testimony before the House Appropriations Committee on United States investment in Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke finishes testimony before the House Appropriations Committee on United States investment in Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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