SUNLAND PARK, NM - JUNE 26: Monument Marker #1 straddles the line between the United States and Mexico near the banks of the Rio Grande where New Mexico, Texas and Mexico all touch June 26, 2007 in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Stretching along the border between Sunland Park and the Pacific Ocean are 276 markers. According to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), the Senate took a step closer to passing comprehensive immigration legislation today that could possibly grant 12 million people living in the United States 'a pathway to legalization.' Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

SUNLAND PARK, NM - JUNE 26: Monument Marker #1 straddles the line between the United States and Mexico near the banks of the Rio Grande where New Mexico, Texas and Mexico all touch June 26, 2007 in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Stretching along the border between Sunland Park and the Pacific Ocean are 276 markers. According to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), the Senate took a step closer to passing comprehensive immigration legislation today that could possibly grant 12 million people living in the United States 'a pathway to legalization.'

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  8. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks about health insurance reform on Capitol Hill in Washington October 26, 2009. Reid said on Monday the Senate's sweeping healthcare reform bill would include a government-run public insurance plan that lets states opt out of participation.
  9. 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.
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  11. 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.
  12. 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.
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