Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf answers questions during a Senate Finance Committee hearing regarding health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf answers questions during a Senate Finance Committee hearing regarding health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.

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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 26: Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin (R) answers questions during a forum hosted by the Congressional Health Care Caucus with Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) (L) and America's Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Karen Ignagni on Capitol Hill October 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. The caucus, a group that serves Republican members of Congress, hosted the forum to talk about how best to insure individuals with 'pre-existing conditions.'
  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 26: Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin listens to questions during a forum hosted by the Congressional Health Care Caucus on Capitol Hill October 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. The caucus, a group that serves Republican members of Congress, hosted the forum to talk about how best to insure individuals with 'pre-existing conditions.'
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 26: Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin delivers remarks during a forum hosted by the Congressional Health Care Caucus on Capitol Hill October 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. The caucus, a group that serves Republican members of Congress, hosted the forum to talk about how best to insure individuals with 'pre-existing conditions.'
  4. Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf answers questions during a Senate Finance Committee hearing regarding health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)(2nd-R) speaks while flanked by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY)(2nd-L), Sen. Michael Crapo (R-ID)(L) and Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)(R) during a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 7, 2009 in Washington DC. Senator Demint spoke about Senator Bunnings amendment that would require that the legislative language and a final and complete cost analysis by the Congressional Budget Office be made publicly available on the Finance Committee's website.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Michael Crapo (R-ID) participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senator Jim Bunning introduced an amendment that would require that the legislative language and a final and complete cost analysis by the Congressional Budget Office be made publicly available on the Finance Committee's website.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 7, 2009 in Washington DC. Senator Vitter spoke about Senator Jim Bunnings (R-KY) amendment that would require that the legislative language and a final and complete cost analysis by the Congressional Budget Office be made publicly available on the Finance Committee�s website.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 7, 2009 in Washington DC. SenatorJim Bunning (R-KY) introduced an amendment that would require that the legislative language and a final and complete cost analysis by the Congressional Budget Office be made publicly available on the Finance Committee�s website.
  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.
  10. 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.
  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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) attend a mark up hearing 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.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) attend a mark up hearing 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.

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