# Question about paulson and bernanke at the senate hearing

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**Created:** [September 24, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-paulson-and-bernanke-at-the-senate-hearing/464937 "2008-09-24T03:56:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-paulson-and-bernanke-at-the-senate-hearing/464937/1 "2008-09-24T03:56:51Z")

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Yesterday on CNBC.

When a senator spoke, there was young guy and a girl seated right behind him , and who were nodding in approval of what he said.

Were these guys from the press or were they part of his staff ?? Personal staff is allowed inside the senate hall ??

From a curious non-US doper 🙂