March 23
President Barack Obama delivers remarks before signing the health-care bill into law. After a year long debate, Obama signed a landmark health-care bill into law Tuesday, enacting a sweeping overhaul of the nation's $2.5 trillion health system.
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March 23
Obama is joined by Vice President Joe Biden during the ceremony. "The bill I'm signing will set in motion reforms that generations of Americans have fought for and marched for and hungered to see," Obama said before putting his signature on the legislation.
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March 23
Obama, surrounded by lawmakers, members of the Kennedy family and guests, signs the bill into law. Obama used a separate pen for each letter of his name.
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March 22
Obama waves to the crowd in the East Room of the White House after signing the health-care bill. No Republicans voted for the bill in the House or Senate, and Democrats who opposed it were not invited to the ceremony.
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March 23
Reggie Love, the President's personal assistant, takes a snapshot of Obama and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif). During his remarks, Obama congratulated Pelosi, calling her, "one of the best speakers the House of Representatives have ever had."
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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel shares some laughs with colleagues at the signing ceremony.
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March 23
Obama autographs a copy of the health-care bill after delivering remarks on its passage.
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March 22, 2010
Physicians, nurses, medical students, health professionals and reform activists march from Freedom Plaza to the Senate Hart building declaring their support of the House health-care bill.
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March 22, 2010
Manisha Sharma of New York leads dozens of medical professionals in a rally showing support for the House health-care bill.
Marvin Joseph-Washington Post
March 22, 2010
Daniel O'Neill, an M.B.A., medical student at George Washington University, participates in a rally on Capitol Hill.
Marvin Joseph-Washington Post
March 21, 2010
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is congratulated by her staff after the historic vote.
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March 21, 2010
Rep. John B. Larson (D-Conn.) celebrates the health-care bill's passage as House leaders speak to the media after the vote.
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March 21, 2010
Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) smiles after the 219-212 vote.
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March 21, 2010
House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) walks back to his office after the House passed health-care legislation.
"If we pass this bill, there will be no turning back," Boehner warned on the floor before the vote. "In a democracy, you can only ignore the will of the people for so long and get away with it."
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March 21, 2010
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the House leadership hold a buoyant news conference following the passage of President Obama?s health-care legislation.
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March 21, 2010
President Obama and Vice President Biden walk together after delivering a statement to the nation following the vote in the House of Representatives on health-care reform from the East Room of the White House.
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March 21, 2010
Moments after the final House vote, President Obama hails passage of his health-care legislation, saying the hard-fought milestone proved that "we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges."
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March 21, 2010
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius watch as President Obama delivers a statement about the House of Representatives' final passage of health-care legislation.
Jason Reed-Reuters
March 21, 2010
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) rests her arm on an autographed copy of the bill after its passage.
Alex Brandon-AP
March 21, 2010
Edward M. Kimmel celebrates the passing of the health-care bill outside the Capitol after the final vote. The House passed the landmark health-care legislation, 219-212.
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March 21, 2010
Protesters of the health-care bill react with loud shouting outside the Capitol after the House passed the bill.
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March 21, 2010
House TV shows the House chamber as the health-care legislation passes with 219 votes.
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March 21, 2010
President Obama, Vice President Biden and senior staff applaud in the Roosevelt Room of the White House as they watch the House pass health-care legislation.
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March 21, 2010
President Obama makes phone calls to members of Congress hours before they voted. By a vote of 219 to 212, the House approved the Senate bill, then turned its attention to remaining matters, including the package of fixes, known as a reconciliation bill, that is to be taken up in the Senate this coming week.
Pete Souza
March 21, 2010
After the vote on the Senate bill, the House turned back a Republican attempt to scuttle the package by offering an anti-abortion amendment originally proposed by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), the leader of a bloc of Democrats who had stood against the Senate bill until Obama met their concerns.
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March 21
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.),surrounded by leadership, and arm and arm with Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.), walks towards the Capitol building to begin voting on the health-care bill. Democratic leaders expressed confidence that the support would materialize by the time the House votes.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 21
Protesters gathered outside the Capitol to demonstrate against the health-care bill being voted on Sunday evening. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus said that racial epithets were hurled at them Saturday by angry protesters who had gathered at the Capitol to protest health-care legislation.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 21
Speaker Pelosi leads the Democratic caucus through the halls of the Capitol. If the bill and the package of fixes are approved, the revisions would go to the Senate for a vote expected this coming week.
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March 21
President Obama plans to issue an executive order that will say no federal funds would be used to subsidize abortion. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), the leader the anti-abortion holdouts, said he and others in the group can now support a far-reaching health-care package.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 21, 2010
The press surrounds Speaker Pelosi. the House opened up for legislative business right at 1 p.m., and everybody's got two questions they want answered: Do Democrats have the votes -- and when will the vote be? The most precise answer is some time after 8 p.m. ET.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
President Obama, accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, prepares to rally the House Democratic Caucus. "Don't do it for me," he said. "Don't do it for Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid -- do it for all those people out there who are struggling. ... Do it for the American people."
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March 20, 2010
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) addresses racial slurs delivered by some protesters: "I haven't heard such talk since the civil rights movement." Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) said, "It was like a page out of a time machine."
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, with Rep. Xavier Becerra, spent much of Saturday circling back with Democrats in the House to assure them that the Senate plans to vote for the health-care reconciliation if the House passes the legislation.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
"Is this the single most important step that we have taken on health care since Medicare? Absolutely," the president said to the House Democratic Caucus.
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March 20, 2010
The president, with House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (Conn.), prepares to rally members of his party to back the health legislation.
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March 20, 2010
Obama hugs Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as the year-long effort to pass health-care reform nears a final vote in the House. Maryland Democratic Reps. Chris Van Hollen, left, and Steny Hoyer have voiced their support. "We believe we have the votes," Majority Leader Hoyer said.
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March 20, 2010
Cabinet Secretaries Ken Salazar, center, and Kathleen Sebelius, right, are on hand for the president's rallying cry to the House Democratic Caucus.
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March 20, 2010
Rules Committee Chair Louise Slaughter (N.Y.), center, prepares fellow Democrats and staff for a hearing to amend the health-care legislation.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
The House Rules Committee convenes to begin amending the legislation. Democrats have a 9 to 4 roster advantage.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
As the House Rules Committee meets, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to corral publicly undeclared Democrats to gain the majority needed to pass the legislation.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
Ranking minority member David Dreier (R-Calif.) addresses his party's proposals for the House Rules Committee.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
House Ways and Means Chairman Sander Levin (D-Mich.) responds to GOP health-care options.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
The House Rules Committee will decide the terms under which the House will vote on the Senate version of the health legislation.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif) listens to listens as Republicans present their points.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
Education and Labor Committee Chair George Miller (D-Calif.) hears debate about the legislation.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) consults with staff on GOP proposals.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 20, 2010
Among issues that the House Rules Committee will have to contend with is how the bill addresses insurance coverage of abortions.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 18, 2010
Rep. John Larson (Conn.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) speak with other Democratic leaders about progress in securing the 216 votes needed to pass the health bill.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 18, 2010
House Rules Committee ranking minority member David Dreier (R-Calif.) speaks with colleagues before a closed GOP session on the Congressional Budget Office report.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 18, 2010
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) and Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) confer before a rare bicameral meeting with their fellow Republicans.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 18, 2010
Republican legislators gather in the House to discuss the upcoming vote on the health bill.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 18, 2010
House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) said Republicans will "do everything that we can do to make sure that this bill never, ever, ever passes."
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 18, 2010
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), before the private bicameral GOP meeting.
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March 18, 2010
Freshman Sen. Scott Brown (Mass.) listens to Rep. David Dreier (Calif.) during a news conference called by their Republican leaders.
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March 17, 2010
House Rules Committee Chairman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) leads a discussion about the health bill.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 17, 2010
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said the Senate could take up House changes next week, aiming to approve the package before Easter recess.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 17
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Ohio) announced he would back the health-care bill that fellow Democrats are trying to push through Congress. He did not vote for the House bill in November but said "I know I have to make a decision, not on the bill as I would like to see, it but on the bill as it is."
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 17
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) walks with policy staff after meeting fellow with lawmakers concerning the health-care vote this weekend. Pelosi is attempting to secure the 216 votes need to pass the bill.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 16
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) wrote an op-ed saying, "Congress's latest final push in its ideological crusade called health reform is shaping up to be an act of historic arrogance and deception."
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 17
Binders concerning the health-care bill are a common sight for the House Rules Committee, which starts its work 48 hours after the Budget Committee handoff of the legislation's markup.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 17
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) said, "We're going to get the votes" after a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. With the chamber's Republicans united against the bill, Democrats have a daunting task of securing 216 votes.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 17
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) at a news conference where he discredited the process by which House Democrats are attempting to pass health-care legislation. Dozens of GOP lawmakers and candidates have pledged to back an effort to repeal the bill, should the GOP take control of either house of Congress after this fall's elections.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 16
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pauses before speaking to the media about health care. The House is expected to vote on a package of changes to the Senate measure by adopting a rule: Passage of the fixes signifies that lawmakers "deem" the underlying legislation to be passed.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 16
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) talks to reporters about health care. If the reconciliation measure passes the House, then it goes to the Senate for a vote as early as next week.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
March 16
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds a news conference with seniors' advocates. "I have no intention of not passing this bill," she has said.
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March 15
The House Budget Committee's Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) points to piles of binders for markup. The committee passed the reconciliation bill 21 to 16, clearing the way for the House to vote on the measure this week.
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March 15
House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.), center, speaks to Rep. Betty McCollum, (D-Minn.), left, and a staff member. The committee voted to send the health-care legislation to the House Rules Committee.
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March 15
Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt Jr. speaks with Vice Chair Allyson Schwartz. The bill advanced to the Rules Committee, which begins a 48-hour countdown for the final bill to come to the floor.
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March 15
Reps. Chet Edwards (D-Tex.), left, Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) listen to the Budget Committee's chairman during the hearing. The 21 to 16 vote to advance the bill was mostly on party lines, with Democrats in favor.
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March 15
Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt Jr., left, and ranking member Paul Ryan listen a to fellow legislator during a hearing on bill markup.
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March 15
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) speaks with a staff member during the Budget Committee hearing while Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) reads the proposed health-care legislation.
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March 15
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds a news conference with children's health advocates. Pelosi has suggested that she might attempt to pass the health measure without having the House vote on it.
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March 15
The House -- led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left -- would vote on a more popular package of amendments to the Senate bill. A decision is expected by the end of this week.
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Aug. 12
A dental patient awaits treatment during a free health clinic at The Forum arena in Inglewood, Calif. From Aug.11-18, the nonprofit Remote Area Medical (RAM), is holding the nation's largest free health-care clinic.
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Aug. 13
Frank Victor, left, discusses his medical history with nurse Amy Dee Crawford before receiving the free medical care offered by Remote Area Medical at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. About 10,000 people are expected to visit The Forum, where 45 medical exam rooms, 100 dental chairs and 25 optometry stations have been set up so that mammograms and diabetes screenings, along with dental cleanings, extractions and fillings, and new glasses, can be offered for free.
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Aug. 13
People sleep and camp out overnight near The Forum arena to get tickets for a free health clinic.
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Aug. 13
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) listens to a question at a town hall meeting in Kittanning, Penn. Specter took 30 questions in the one hour and 15 minute town hall focused on health care legislation. Specter has had many showdowns with angry constituents over the health care bill.
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Aug. 13
Dental patient Oshha Adams is given an x-ray at a free health clinic in Inglewood, Calif.
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Aug. 13
Remote Area Medical offered free dental care at The Forum, which reached capacity each day it was opened, with people camping out the night before in hopes of getting free medical care.
Philip Scott Andrews-AP
Aug. 12
People shout at a town hall meeting on health care reform hosted by Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) in Littleton, Colo. Like other town halls around the country, the crowd jeered and shouted protests during the meeting.
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Aug. 11
President Obama takes questions from the audience during a town hall on health insurance reform at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, N.H.
Jim Young-Reuters
Aug. 11
A woman wears the sticker of an organization that supports health-care reform. The group, Health Care for American Now!, says legislation does not go far enough in improving the health-care system.
Jim Young-Reuters
Aug. 11
An audience member asks President Obama, not pictured, a question about Obama's health-care bill. President Obama is holding three town halls this week to fight back against what he calls "scare tactics," rumors and misrepresentations.
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Aug. 11
President Obama told the packed high school stadium that, "every time we come close to passing health insurance reform, the special interests fight back with everything they've got. They use their influence. They use their political allies to scare and mislead the American people. They start running ads. This is what they always do. We can't let them do it again. Not this time. Not now."
Alex Brandon-AP
Aug. 11
President Obama holds a note from personal assistant Reggie Love. Obama took several questions from the crowd of around 1,800 people.
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Aug. 11
President Obama holds Cadance Rosemary O'Donnell, 4, from Portsmouth, N.H., as he greets the crowd after speaking at town hall meeting.
Alex Brandon-AP
Aug. 11
Judy McAdoo holds a sign supporting health care reform before a heath-care panel at a town hall meeting in Alhambra, Calif. Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) held a town hall at the Alhambra Library.
Jae C. Hong-AP
Aug. 11
A group of people hold signs supporting health-care reform, outside the Alhambra Library in California.
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Aug. 11
Hundreds of people gathered at a town hall in Alhambra, Calif. where Congressman Adam Schiff held a town hall on the health-care legislation making its way through Congress.
Danny Moloshok-Reuters
Aug. 11
An woman opposing health care reform gives a thumb down while listening to panelists in Alhambra, Calif. President Obama's senior adviser David Axelrod said that the angry protests occurring at health-care town halls around the country do not reflect the larger society.
Jae C. Hong-AP
August 11
A group of Obama supporters chant outside the Portsmouth, N.H. high school where the President took part in a town hall meeting with constituents to speak about his plans for health reform.
Jim Cole-AP
August 11
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), left, listens to a citizen express his complaints during a town hall meeting open to the public in Lebanon, Pa. Specter, a former Republican, faced a number of angry constituents in Lebanon County, a strongly Republican area.
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August 10
A protester distributes papers before the start of a town hall meeting with Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in Towson, Md. Cardin needed to shout through most of the event as the crowd repeated drowned him out with boos and jeers.
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August 10
A man shouts as Cardin speaks at a town hall meeting in Towson, Md. Some members of the crowd reportedly yelled, "Taxes!" and "Spend, Ben, spend!" when Cardin mentioned that the financing behind proposed reform legislation had not been finalized.
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August 10
Protesters hold signs outside the Towson University Center in Maryland before Cardin's town hall meeting there. Though loud and disruptive, those voicing their displeasure at the event remained peaceful.
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August 10
Protesters for and against health reform line opposite sides of the street in Towson, Md. before Cardin's town hall meeting. When the senator was asked whether he would enroll in the reformed system, Cardin replied, "I turned 65 this year. I'm in a public plan. It's called Medicare."
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August 10
Protesters expressing their support for reform legislation demonstrate before Cardin's town hall meeting in Towson, Md. Those for and against reform have turned out in large numbers at such events across the country to make their voices heard.
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August 8
Alyssa Turk of Cedar Rapids, Iowa talks to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) after a town hall meeting about a reformed government health-care program in Waterloo, Iowa. Harkin earned praise from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican, for his composure during the forum.
Matthew Putney-AP
August 8
Wendy Anemaet, a supporter of the Democrats' reform proposals, sits with her 11-year-old daughter, Aviendha, while asking a question of Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) in Brighton, Colo. Anemaet, a physical therapist, said she wanted to ask Perlmutter how health-care reform would impact her profession.
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August 8
Cheryl Burshett, a resident of Arvada, Colo., argues with supporters of the Democrats' reform proposals in Brighton, Colo. Hundreds of people on both sides of the debate turned out to demonstrate as Perlmutter met with constituents outside a grocery store.
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August 8
Seven-year-old Thora Smith looks over the shoulder of her father, Roger, as he protests against proposed health-care reform in Brighton, Colo. President Obama will head to Colorado later this week for a town hall meeting of his own in Grand Junction.
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August 6
Heather Fazio, far left, holds a sign as Irene Glass, far right, tries to argue a point outside the site of Rep. Lloyd Doggett's (D-Tex.) town hall meeting in Austin, Texas. Doggett said that in his previous 15 years of experience he had never seen such emotion as was on display during his forum.
Deborah Cannon-AP
August 6
People snap photos and record videos while standing outside a town hall meeting held by Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) in Romulus, Michigan. Dingell, author of one of the current reform proposals, was confronted by one unhappy constituent in a moment caught on video that has gained some notoriety.
Kimberly P. Mitchell-AP
August 6
David Alexrod, Obama's senior advisor, meets with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Capitol Hill on the last day before a month-long recess. Axelrod and a number of Democratic senators met over lunch to discuss strategy as the health reform debate wages on.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
August 6
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill about progress on proposed reform legislation. Schumer has expressed concerns over whether continued delays in reform will cause a loss of momentum that ultimately dooms the effort.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
August 5
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), left, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), center, and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss the political challenges facing health reform efforts. Brown has been a strong supporter of the public plan, has expressed disapproval of the so-called "group of six" Senate Finance Committee negotiations.
J. Scott Applewhite-AP
August 4
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), third from left, leads a group of Democratic senators as they leave a working lunch with Obama at the White House to discuss health care. From left are Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), Reid, Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)
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August 4
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, speaks at a roundtable discussion on health care in San Francisco with San Francisco General Hospital CEO Sue Currin, second left, and other health care professionals, advocates, seniors and small business people. Pelosi recently drew criticism for calling some town hall demonstrators "un-American."
Jeff Chiu-AP
August 3
Demonstrators on both sides of the health-care reform debate argue in Lincoln, Neb. after a rally. The event was organized by Americans for Prosperity, a Washington-based conservative political advocacy group with chapters in 25 states.
Nati Harnik-AP
Obama answers speaks about health care during a town hall meeting at a Bristol, Va. supermarket. Obama held a town hall meeting in New Hampshire Tuesday afternoon and will hold additional forums in Montana and Colorado later in the week.
Marvin Joseph-The Washington Post
July 28
Obama fields a question from a an attendee of a town hall meeting at a high school in Raleigh, N.C. Bill Burton, the president's deputy press secretary, has said that the White House expects and looks forward to "a vigorous debate" on the issue of reform.
Marvin Joseph-The Washington Post
July 28
Obama participates in a teleconference town hall event at the AARP headquarters in Washington. More than 400,000 people were reported to have participated in the eight "tele-town halls" sponsored by the group, which also featured AARP staff and policy experts.
Jason Reed-Reuters
July 23
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about health reform efforts. "We have a huge, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve the lives of all Americans," Sebelius wrote in an Aug. 4 Post op-ed.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
July 23
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), left at table, speaks with Sen. Mike Enzi (R.-Wyo.) during a meeting in the Montana senator's Capitol Hill office. The two senators were key members of the Senate Finance Committee that played a large role in reform negotiations.
Melina Mara-The Washington Post
July 20
Congressional staffer Caitlin Haberman organizes amendments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's version of proposed health-care reform legislation on Capitol Hill. The committee, the last to review the bill, approved its portion a week prior to August's congressional recess.
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