US Senate Budget Chairman Democratic Senator from North Dakota Kent Conrad speaks to the media outside the offices of Senate Finance Committee chairman Senator Max Baucus, Democrat from Montana, following a meeting of the so-called 'Gang of Six,' a bipartisan group of senators, to work on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 14, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

US Senate Budget Chairman Democratic Senator from North Dakota Kent Conrad speaks to the media outside the offices of Senate Finance Committee chairman Senator Max Baucus, Democrat from Montana, following a meeting of the so-called 'Gang of Six,' a bipartisan group of senators, to work on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 14, 2009.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: (L-R) U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius look on as President Barack Obama (C) signs a memorandum during an event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama announced that nearly $600 million will be spent on the construction community health centers and transfer of medical records into digital form as part of the Recovery Act.
  8. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., at podium gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, to announce the proposed bi-partisan task force to solve the country's fiscal problems. From left are, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., Sen. Clare McCaskill, D-Mo., Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., Conrad, and Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio.
  9. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, left, accompanied by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, to announce the proposed bi-partisan task force to solve the country's fiscal problems.
  10. A legislative aide changes signs at left, as Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., at podium, speaks at a news conference announcing the proposed bi-partisan task force to solve the country's fiscal problems, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., Conrad, Sen. Clare McCaskill, D-Mo. and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
  11. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, to announce the proposed bi-partisan task force on fiscal responsibility.
  12. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 08: U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) leaves the weekly policy committee luncheon December 8, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Key members for the Senate version of the Health Care Reform Bill are still going through a back-and-forth negotiation on how the bill will take shape.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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