In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, Senate Finance Committee member John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during a health care reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. "I can't think of a more ineffective organization when it comes to dealing with Congress," said Cornyn of the American Medical Association."The lesson I've learned ... is if you agree to fix their compensation, they will basically get in the tank with their natural adversaries." AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, Senate Finance Committee member John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during a health care reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. "I can't think of a more ineffective organization when it comes to dealing with Congress," said Cornyn of the American Medical Association."The lesson I've learned ... is if you agree to fix their compensation, they will basically get in the tank with their natural adversaries."

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  4. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. From left, Sen. Mike Johanns R-Neb., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., listen.
  5. Sen. Mike Johanns R-Neb., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen John Thune, R-S.D., listen. Republicans forced Democrats to defend cutting $40 billion from agencies that care for seniors in their homes as partisan debate raged in a rare weekend session on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
  6. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks during news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, listens. Republicans forced Democrats Saturday to defend cutting $40 billion from agencies that care for seniors in their homes as partisan debate raged in a rare weekend session on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 15: (2nd L � R) American Medical Association President J. James Rohack, American Hospital Association Board of Trustees Chairman and President and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System Thomas Priselac, Mary Maryland of American Nurses Association, former CIGNA spokesman Wendell Potter, and AARP Board Chair of Board of Directors Bonnie Cramer, participate during a forum held by Democratic Steering and Policy Committee September 15, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a forum to discuss the need for healthcare reform.
  14. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 15: American Medical Association President J. James Rohack speaks during a forum held by Democratic Steering and Policy Committee September 15, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a forum to discuss the need for healthcare reform.
  15. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 15: (L � R) American Medical Association President J. James Rohack, Mary Maryland of American Nurses Association, former CIGNA spokesman Wendell Potter, and AARP Board Chair of Board of Directors Bonnie Cramer, participate during a forum held by Democratic Steering and Policy Committee September 15, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a forum to discuss the need for healthcare reform.
  16. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 15: American Medical Association President J. James Rohack speaks during a forum held by Democratic Steering and Policy Committee September 15, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a forum to discuss the need for healthcare reform.

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