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. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

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.

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  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.
  7. 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.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (2nd L) listens to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) (L) during a mark up hearing before the U.S. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Senate Finance Committee members Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., center, talks to fellow member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, before the start of the afternoon session of the committee's continuing markup on health care reform legislation. Committee aide Jocelyn Moore is at left.
  11. Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, talks to aide Mark Iozzi on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, as the committee continued its health care markup.
  12. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) talk with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) before the start of the full Senate Finance Committee markup of 'The America's Health Future Act' September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is expected this week to tackle the issues of how to pay for the proposed health care plan and whether or not it should include a public insurance option with amendments offered by Sen. Rockefeller and Sen. Schumer.
  13. 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.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) waits for the beginning of a mark up hearing before the U.S. 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.
  15. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 16: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks with reporters about the health care compromise proposal by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) after an event to encourage politicians to not forget young people during the debate on health care reform with at the U.S. Captiol September 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. The American Academy of Pediatrics have asked Congress for health insurance coverage for all children, ag-appropriate benefits and reasonable payment to assure real access to services.
  16. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 16: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks with reporters about the health care compromise proposal by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) after an event to encourage politicians to not forget young people during the debate on health care reform with at the U.S. Captiol September 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. The American Academy of Pediatrics have asked Congress for health insurance coverage for all children, ag-appropriate benefits and reasonable payment to assure real access to services.

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