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. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

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.

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  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Senate Finance Committee members Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (L) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) present opening statements before the committee is set to vote on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Snowe has not tipped her hand about which way she will vote on the groundbreaking legislation but some believe she may be the only Republican to vote for the bill.
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  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.
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  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) talks with ranking member Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) before the committee is set to vote on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) has not tipped her hand about which way she will vote on the groundbreaking legislation but some believe she may be the only Republican to vote for the bill.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) talks with ranking member Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) before the committee is set to vote on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) has not tipped her hand about which way she will vote on the groundbreaking legislation but some believe she may be the only Republican to vote for the bill.

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