WASHINGTON - MARCH 5: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (R) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applaud during the closing session of the White House's forum on health care reform in the East Room of the White House March 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. Pointing to statistics that say the cost of health care now causes a bankruptcy in America every 30 seconds, President Barack Obama called on the about 120 guests, including doctors, patients, lawmakers and health insurers, to help quickly fix the skyrocketing cost of health care. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

WASHINGTON - MARCH 5: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (R) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applaud during the closing session of the White House's forum on health care reform in the East Room of the White House March 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. Pointing to statistics that say the cost of health care now causes a bankruptcy in America every 30 seconds, President Barack Obama called on the about 120 guests, including doctors, patients, lawmakers and health insurers, to help quickly fix the skyrocketing cost of health care.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) is accompanied by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (C) as he heads into the Senate Democratic Caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Clinton was on the Hill to talk to lawmakers about passing health care reform legislation through the Senate.
  2. Former President Bill Clinton walks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009, to meet with Democratic Senators regarding health care reform.

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