WASHINGTON - JANUARY 08: Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) testifies during his Senate Confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee as Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (D-SD) (L) and his wife Linda Daschle (C) listen on Capitol Hill January 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Daschle was nominated by President Elect Barack Obama to become secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 08: Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) testifies during his Senate Confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee as Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (D-SD) (L) and his wife Linda Daschle (C) listen on Capitol Hill January 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Daschle was nominated by President Elect Barack Obama to become secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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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.

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