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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) talks with reporters on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) talks with reporters on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talks with fellow Democratic Senators about their appearances on Sunday talk shows in his office on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talks with fellow Democratic Senators about their appearances on Sunday talk shows in his office on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talks with fellow Democratic Senators about their appearances on Sunday talk shows in his office on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talks with fellow Democratic Senators about their appearances on Sunday talk shows in his office on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens during a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) and Richard Burr (R-NC) (R), speaks at a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation in front of him, holds a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation in front of him, holds a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) gestures to a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation wihle speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: The Senate's health care reform bill sits on the podium following a news conference by Republican Senators on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation in front of him, holds a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens during a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) Richard Burr (R-NC) (2nd L), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R), speaks at a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation in front of him, holds a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) Richard Burr (R-NC) (2nd L), and Mike Johanns (R-NE), holds a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. George LeMieux (R-FL) holds a copy of the Senate's health care legislation while speaking at a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with a copy of the Senate's health care reform legislation in front of him, holds a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. George LeMieux (R-FL) holds a copy of the Senate's health care legislation while speaking at a news conference regarding the bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.