WASHINGTON - MARCH 31: Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) talks with Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-MA) (R) as former Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS) (2nd L) greets Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (L) before Sebelius' confirmation hearing for secretary of Health and Human Services on Captiol Hill March 31, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sebelius, the current Democratic governor of Kansas, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to help lead the charge for health care reform. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

WASHINGTON - MARCH 31: Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) talks with Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-MA) (R) as former Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS) (2nd L) greets Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (L) before Sebelius' confirmation hearing for secretary of Health and Human Services on Captiol Hill March 31, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sebelius, the current Democratic governor of Kansas, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to help lead the charge for health care reform.

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