Senate Finance Committee member Sen.Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. , speaks to a reporter on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. announced that the Finance Committee will vote next week on the health care bill. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Senate Finance Committee member Sen.Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. , speaks to a reporter on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. announced that the Finance Committee will vote next week on the health care bill.

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  1. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Democratic Senate leaders held a news conference on how the Healthcare Reform Bill will help the economy and create jobs.
  2. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) pauses as Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) (L) listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Democratic Senate leaders held a news conference on how the Health Care Reform Bill will help the economy and create jobs.
  3. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (2nd L) and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) (L) leave after a news conference on Capitol Hill December 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Democratic Senate leaders held a news conference on how the Health Care Reform Bill will help the economy and create jobs.
  4. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., second right, with Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., second left, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, speaks to the media about the Democratic health care bill on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Washington.
  5. Senate Finance Committee member Sen.Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks to a reporter on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. announced that the Finance Committee will vote next week on the health care bill.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) (2nd-L) talks to Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) (3rd L) during a mark up hearing before the 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.
  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 - OCTOBER 26: Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) arrives for a news conference to announce the inclusion of the 'public option' in the Senate's version of the health care reform legislation October 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid said that states would be able to opt out of the public option until 2014.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 26: Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) arrives for a news conference to announce the inclusion of the 'public option' in the Senate's version of the health care reform legislation October 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid said that states would be able to opt out of the public option until 2014.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) is flanked by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) and Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Development Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) while taking questions from reporters in the U.S. Captiol October 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. Reid reinforced the Senate Democrats' position on including a 'public option' in its version of the health care reform legislation.
  16. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. He is joined by, from left, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M, Reid, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right.

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