Senate Finance Committee member Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. , right, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, during the committee's hearing on health care reform. Fellow committee member Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. looks on at left. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Senate Finance Committee member Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. , right, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, during the committee's hearing on health care reform. Fellow committee member Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. looks on at left.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) participates in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the recent attack at Fort Hood that left 13 people killed and 30 wounded.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) participates in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the recent attack at Fort Hood that left 13 people killed and 30 wounded.
  3. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, during the committee's hearing on an assessment of the Fort Hood deaths.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) thanks Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) (C) for voting in favor of health care reform legislation as committee Republicans Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (2nd L) and Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) (R) watch, on Capitol Hill October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. Snowe expressed reservations for the groundbreaking legislation but said that her vote was to move the process forward.'But when history calls, history calls and I happen to think that the consequences of inaction dictate the urgency of Congress to demonstrate its capacity to solve the monumental issues of our time,' she said.
  5. FILE - This Oct. 13, 2009 file photo shows Senate Finance Committee member Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. on Capitol Hill in Washington during the committee's hearing regarding health care reform. Ensign, dogged by ethics allegations and questions about an extramarital affair with a former aide, has vowed not to resign. But if Nevada's junior senator were to leave office, voluntarily or otherwise, the timing of his departure could set up a dizzying candidate shuffle and help determine Republican chances of retaining the seat.
  6. Senate Finance Committee member Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, during the committee's hearing regarding health care reform.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Senate Finance Committee member Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., right, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, during the committee's hearing on health care reform. Fellow committee member Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. looks on at left.
  14. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) (L) listens to a staff member during a mark up session on the health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) has been working closely with a handful of Republican and Democratic senators to reach a compromise in the legislation but has yet to reach a bill that the opposing sides can agree on.

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