Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. , center, flanked by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. , left, and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, holds up examples of prescription drugs during a news conference about Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act, Wednesday, march 4, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. , center, flanked by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. , left, and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, holds up examples of prescription drugs during a news conference about Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act, Wednesday, march 4, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  1. 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.
  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) (L) attend 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.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 25: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) (L) confers with Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AK) (R) during a Senate Finance Committee mark up session on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill September 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) has been working closely with a handful of Republican and Democratic senators, to reach a compromise in the legislation but has yet to reach a bill that the opposing sides can agree on.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Senate Finance Committee Members Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., top left, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., top right, and Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., left seated, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) (L) attend 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.
  6. Senate Finance Committee members, from left, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Mich., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, during the committee's hearing on health care reform legislation.
  7. US Senator Olympia Snowe ,R-ME, listens to debate during the executive session on the revised health-care reform on September 22, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  8. US Senator Olympia Snowe ,R-ME, listens to debate during the executive session on the revised health-care reform on September 22, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) arrives at the office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) for a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill September 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the so-called 'Gang of Six' bipartisan senators who are negotiating health care reform have resumed their negotiations.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) (R) talks with reporters after casting the only Republican vote for health care reform legislation that passed the Senate Finance Committee 14-9 on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Snowe expressed reservations for the groundbreaking legislation but said that her vote was to move the process forward.'But when history calls, history calls and I happen to think that the consequences of inaction dictate the urgency of Congress to demonstrate its capacity to solve the monumental issues of our time,' she said.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) (R) talks with reporters after casting the only Republican vote for health care reform legislation that passed the Senate Finance Committee 14-9 on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Snowe expressed reservations for the groundbreaking legislation but said that her vote was to move the process forward.'But when history calls, history calls and I happen to think that the consequences of inaction dictate the urgency of Congress to demonstrate its capacity to solve the monumental issues of our time,' she said.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) (R) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (top) talk with reporters after the committee passed health care reform legislation 14-9 on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Snowe, who casted the only Republican vote, expressed reservations for the groundbreaking legislation but said that her vote was to move the process forward.'But when history calls, history calls and I happen to think that the consequences of inaction dictate the urgency of Congress to demonstrate its capacity to solve the monumental issues of our time,' she said.

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