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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , on the subway from the Capitol following the weekly policy luncheons, Tuesday, June 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) waits for the beginning of a mark up hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments for the committee�s version of the healthcare reform legislation.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 16: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks with reporters about the health care compromise proposal by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) after an event to encourage politicians to not forget young people during the debate on health care reform with at the U.S. Captiol September 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. The American Academy of Pediatrics have asked Congress for health insurance coverage for all children, ag-appropriate benefits and reasonable payment to assure real access to services.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 16: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks with reporters about the health care compromise proposal by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) after an event to encourage politicians to not forget young people during the debate on health care reform with at the U.S. Captiol September 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. The American Academy of Pediatrics have asked Congress for health insurance coverage for all children, ag-appropriate benefits and reasonable payment to assure real access to services.
  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (C) arrives at the office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) for a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill September 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the so-called 'Gang of Six' bipartisan senators who are negotiating health care reform have resumed their negotiations.
  6. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) arrives at the office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) for a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill September 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the so-called 'Gang of Six' bipartisan senators who are negotiating health care reform have resumed their negotiations.
  7. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) arrives at the office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) for a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill September 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the so-called 'Gang of Six' bipartisan senators who are negotiating health care reform have resumed their negotiations.
  8. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) arrives at the office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) for a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill September 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the so-called 'Gang of Six' bipartisan senators who are negotiating health care reform have resumed their negotiations.
  9. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  10. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) attend a mark up hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments for the committee�s version of the healthcare reform legislation.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) attend a mark up hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments for the committee�s version of the healthcare reform legislation.

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