House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif. , left, speaks with the committee's ranking Republican Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, during testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, not shown, before the committee's Health subcommittee hearing on health care reform. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif. , left, speaks with the committee's ranking Republican Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, during testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, not shown, before the committee's Health subcommittee hearing on health care reform.

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  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Chairman of the House Republican Conference Rep Mike Pence (R-IN) (L), Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) (2L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) (2R) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) (R) are seen during a news conference on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Boehner was joined by other House Republican members who voiced concern over a health care reform bill from House Democrats.
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  5. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6: Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (L) and Secretary of the Interior Kenneth L. Salazar (R) walk to a meeting with President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to speak with Senate Democrats while they consider their version of healthcare reform legislation.
  6. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture Secretary Ken Salazar, walk into the Senate Democratic caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. The Senate is meeting in a rare Sunday session to debate health care overhaul.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 30: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Jeffrey Crowley (R) Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Senior Advisor on Disability Policy, participate in a news conference on the AIDS virus at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building On November 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the Obama administration spoke about HIV/AIDS issues and announced that Washington will be the site for the XIX International AIDS conference in 2012.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 30: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks away after speaking at a news conference on the AIDS virus with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building On November 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the Obama administration spoke about HIV/AIDS issues and announced that Washington will be the site for the XIX International AIDS conference in 2012.
  9. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: Former Massachusetts Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses a forum of the Foreign Policy Initiative at the W Hotel September 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Romney said the Obama Administration's foreign policy has alienated allies like Poland and encouraged autocrats like Vladamir Putin in Russia.
  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: Former Massachusetts Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has a microphone attached to his tie before addressing a forum of the Foreign Policy Initiative at the W Hotel September 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Romney said the Obama Administration's foreign policy has alienated allies like Poland and encouraged autocrats like Vladamir Putin in Russia.
  11. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: Former Massachusetts Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses a forum of the Foreign Policy Initiative at the W Hotel September 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Romney said the Obama Administration's foreign policy has alienated allies like Poland and encouraged autocrats like Vladamir Putin in Russia.
  12. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: Former Massachusetts Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses a forum of the Foreign Policy Initiative at the W Hotel September 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Romney said the Obama Administration's foreign policy has alienated allies like Poland and encouraged autocrats like Vladamir Putin in Russia.
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  14. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: Former Massachusetts Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses a forum of the Foreign Policy Initiative at the W Hotel September 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Romney said the Obama Administration's foreign policy has alienated allies like Poland and encouraged autocrats like Vladamir Putin in Russia.

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