Maryland Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen (left) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) are interviewed about the debt ceiling debate Thursday by television news crews in the Will Rogers Corridor of the Capitol. Minutes later, House Republicans announced they would not hold a vote on the debt ceiling bill of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
Lois Lerner, director of exempt organizations for the IRS, arrives for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the investigation of the IRS' targeting of political groups. Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right to not testify and caused a protest from some committee members when she offered an opening statement and engaged in dialogue with members before invoking the right.
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