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President Barack Obama is seen on a television monitor in the hallway of the U.S. Capitol as he addresses a Joint Session of Congress in the House Chambers in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, prior to President Barack Obama's speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) (L) and Sen. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) confer before U.S. President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was scheduled to address the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) arrives in the House chamber to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Jason Reed-Pool/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama enters the House of Representatives chamber to address a joint session of Congress on health care reform on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, in Washington, DC. (Pool photo by Jason Reed/Reuters/MCT)

President Barack Obama enters the House of Representatives to address a joint session of Congress on health care reform on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, in Washington, DC. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as he enters the House of Representatives to address a joint session of Congress on health care reform on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, in Washington, DC. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)

President Barack Obama delivers a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. President Barack Obama waves while arriving to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) behind him at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

First lady Michelle Obama gives a thumbs-up from the House gallery as President Obama prepares to deliver a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress. She is accompanied by her guests, including (from left) Darlene Daniels, 49, a custodial supervisor from Baltimore; Ellen Linderman, 61, of Carrington, ND who was denied health insurance coverage for several months because she'd had surgery less than six months before she tried to change insurance plans; Obama; Victoria Kennedy, widow of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy; and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of vice president Joe Biden. Obama was scheduled to address the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on health care reform on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, in Washington, DC. (Pool photo by Jason Reed/Reuters/MCT)

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Jason Reed-Pool/Getty Images)

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), center, shouts "You Lie!" as as President Obama says his healthcare plan won't cover illegal immigrants during his address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Republican members of the U.S. Congress hold up copies of Republican-backed health care bills HR 1086 and HR 3400 as they listen to U.S. President Barack Obama address a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., left, and House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, listen as President Barack Obama delivers a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress , Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Some Republican lawmakers repeatedly called out "what plan?" -- one waved a hand-scrawled sign that read "what bill" -- when the president said he was describing his blueprint. Republican members of the U.S. Congress listen to U.S. President Barack Obama address a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill. (center) holds up a copy of health care bill H.R. 1086: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2009 as President Barack Obama delivers a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill. leaves as President Barack Obama delivers a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ovations during the speech were divided primarily along party lines, with Republican lawmakers on the left side of the aisle sitting as cabinet members (lower center) and Democrats on the right standing as President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress on health care reform on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, in Washington, DC. (Harry E.Walker/MCT)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform during a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. President Obama endorsed taxing insurers on high-value medical plans and requiring individuals to get health insurance in a speech intended to push Congress toward passage of a $900 billion plan for revamping the U.S. health-care system. Photographer: Jason Reed/Pool via Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Barack Obama

The children of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, from left, Edward Jr., Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., and Kara Kennedy listen as President Barack Obama delivers a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

William O'Neill, MD, Chief Medical officer, University of Miami Health System, checks on Grace Alduino as she is prepared for a heart procedure while U.S. President Barack Obama is seen on a television screen addressing a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol as he tries to get a health care reform package passed September 9, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

People watch television at Tap Tap Haitian restaurant in Miami Beach, Fla., as President Barack Obama delivers a speech on health care to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Orange County Democrats gather at an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Union Hall to watch President Barack Obama gives his health-care address to a joint session of Congress on September 9, 2009 in Orange, California. The president is trying to overhaul the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system to expand coverage to the 46 million Americans without health insurance. Misinformation and confusion over how healthcare reform would be achieved along with cost concerns have driven down high poll numbers in support of Obama. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Residents of the Woodmont retirement community watch President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, in Tallahassee, Fla.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)

Terminally ill patient Jackie Beattie, 83, watches as President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on health care reform on September 9, 2009 while at the Hospice of Saint John in Denver, Colorado. Of the current debate in Congress, Beattie said, "They have a lot more talking to do. They need to figure out the finances." The President urged lawmakers to reach consensus on legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. Government funding for end of life counseling as become a contentious issue in the health care debate. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Clinicians at the Women's Community Clinic in San Francisco, Calif. watch President Obama's speech on Health Care on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009. (AP Photo / Russel A. Daniels)

US Marine Corps veteran Alicia Wright salutes as President Obama is announced prior to addressing a joint session of Congress to present his plans for healthcare reform Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

A lawmaker gives President Barack Obama at thumbs up as he addresses a joint session of Congress on healthcare at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, pool)

President Barack Obama pauses during a speech to a joint session of Congress on healthcare at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, pool)

President Barack Obama delivers a speech on health care to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel watches as President Barack Obama delivers a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to supporters after addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (2R) gives a fist pump to U.S. President Barack Obama (C) after Obama addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol as Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (2L) and Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) look on September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama is greeted on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, after delivering a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama is greeted on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after delivering a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), center, one of the few Republicans that may be persuaded to vote for President Obama's health care plan departs the House chamber after listening Obama's address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

U.S. President Barack Obama reaches across to shake hands with Republican members of Congress after addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)