Elizabeth Edwards, senior fellow, Center for American Progress, and wife of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, before the Senate Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee hearing on bankruptcy reform and midical debt. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Elizabeth Edwards, senior fellow, Center for American Progress, and wife of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, before the Senate Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee hearing on bankruptcy reform and midical debt.

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  3. 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.
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  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. LONG BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 27: Elizabeth Edwards, Lisa Niemi, Maria Shriver and Susan Saint James participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Women's Conference held at Long Beach Convention Center on October 27, 2009 in Long Beach, California.
  8. LONG BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 27: Elizabeth Edwards, Lisa Niemi, Maria Shriver and Susan Saint James participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Women's Conference held at Long Beach Convention Center on October 27, 2009 in Long Beach, California.
  9. Kerry Burns of Coventry, R.I., left, confers with Elizabeth Edwards, senior fellow, Center for American Progress, and wife of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, as they testified on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, before the Senate Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee hearing on bankruptcy reform and medical debt.
  10. Elizabeth Edwards, senior fellow, Center for American Progress, and wife of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, before the Senate Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee hearing on bankruptcy reform and midical debt.
  11. Kerry Burns of Coventry, R.I., left, confers with Elizabeth Edwards, senior fellow, Center for American Progress, and wife of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, as they testified on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, before the Senate Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee hearing on bankruptcy reform and medical debt.
  12. Elizabeth Edwards, senior fellow, Center for American Progress, and wife of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, before the Senate Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee hearing on bankruptcy reform and midical debt.
  13. US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano leaves after delivering remarks on immigration policy at the Center for American Progress (CAP) in Washington on November 13, 2009.
  14. Former White House chief of staff and current President of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank, introduces US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano before she delivers remarks on immigration policy at CAP in Washington on November 13, 2009.
  15. Former White House chief of staff and current President of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank, introduces US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano before she delivers remarks on immigration policy at CAP in Washington on November 13, 2009.
  16. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks on the Obama administration's efforts to reform the U.S. immigration system, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the Center for American Progress in Washington.

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