WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Senate Democratic Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate has passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act giving the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

WASHINGTON - JUNE 11: U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Senate Democratic Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate has passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act giving the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (2nd-L), Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)(C), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (R) participate in a news conference on health care on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. The news conference was held to discuss the The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that is before the Senate.
  2. CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 15: Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois (L) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speak to the media at a press conference about the Thomson Correctional Center on November 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. President Obama's administration has decided to consider purchasing by the Federal Government the eight year old correctional facility in Carroll County in part to house detainees from the Guantanamo Bay.
  3. CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 15: Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois (R) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speak to the media at a press conference about the Thomson Correctional Center on November 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. President Obama's administration has decided to consider purchasing by the Federal Government the eight year old correctional facility in Carroll County in part to house detainees from the Guantanamo Bay.
  4. CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 15: Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois (L) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speak to the media at a press conference about the Thomson Correctional Center on November 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. President Obama's administration has decided to consider purchasing by the Federal Government the eight year old correctional facility in Carroll County in part to house detainees from the Guantanamo Bay.
  5. CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 15: Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois (R) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) arrive to speak to the media at a press conference about the Thomson Correctional Center on November 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. President Obama's administration has decided to consider purchasing by the Federal Government the eight year old correctional facility in Carroll County in part to house detainees from the Guantanamo Bay.
  6. CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 15: Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois (L) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speak to the media at a press conference about the Thomson Correctional Center on November 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. President Obama's administration has decided to consider purchasing by the Federal Government the eight year old correctional facility in Carroll County in part to house detainees from the Guantanamo Bay.
  7. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) sits with U.S. military leaders before U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, December 1, 2009. Obama is announcing a plan to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan over six months in a bid to beat back the Taliban and bring a quicker end to a costly and unpopular eight- year war. Also pictured are (L-R): U.S. Sen Jack Reed (D-RI) US commander General David Petraeus, U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, Veterans Affairs Secretary retired U.S. Army General Eric K. Shinseki and Gates.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) talks with Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) before holding a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) hold a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) (L) and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) talk in the hallway before holding a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) hold a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) (R) and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) hold a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate leadership is working to hold a vote this weekend to try to open debate on its version of health care reform legislation.
  13. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT), participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill on December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. The news conference was held to announce an amendment to protect and improve guaranteed Medicare benefits for seniors.
  14. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill on December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. The news conference was held to announce an amendment to protect and improve guaranteed Medicare benefits for seniors.
  15. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill on December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. The news conference was held to announce an amendment to protect and improve guaranteed Medicare benefits for seniors.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 15: Sen. Chris Dodd listens to questions from reporters following the Democratic Policy Committee luncheon October 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. The three Senators gave an update regarding the discussions underway to craft a Senate health insurance reform proposal.

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