Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. , sips some coffee and checks paperwork on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1,2009, as the committee continued its health care markup. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. , sips some coffee and checks paperwork on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1,2009, as the committee continued its health care markup.

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  1. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Chairman and CEO of Home Box Office, Bill Nelson, actors Larry David, Susie Essman and Jerry Seinfeld attend HBO's screening of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm at Time Warner Screening Room on September 30, 2009 in New York City.
  2. US President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One with Senator Bill Nelson October 26, 2009 upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami. Obama is in Miami to attend fundraisers for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
  3. US President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One with Senator Bill Nelson October 26, 2009 upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami. Obama is in Miami to attend fundraisers for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
  4. CORAL GABLES, FL - OCTOBER 14: Jillen Lippincott holds a sign during a rally in front of Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) office to show her support of having a strong public health insurance option in the health care reform bill on October 14, 2009 in Coral Gables, Florida. The Senate Finance Committee yesterday passed its version of a health care reform that does not include a public insurance option.
  5. CORAL GABLES, FL - OCTOBER 14: Debra Diaz (L), Dr. David Woolsey (C) and others rally in front of the local office of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) office to show their support for a public health insurance option in the health care reform bill being considered in Congress October 14, 2009 in Coral Gables, Florida. The Senate Finance Committee yesterday passed its version of a health care reform that does not include a public insurance option.
  6. Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., sips some coffee and checks paperwork on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1,2009, as the committee continued its health care markup.
  7. Senate Finance Committee members, from left, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, before the start of the markup of the health care legislation.
  8. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 23: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) listens during a mark up hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill September 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the committee continued to work on their version of the legislation for healthcare reform.
  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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