Senate Egos to Do Battle

• By David M. Drucker
• Roll Call Staff
• Oct. 1, 2009, Midnight

Newly minted Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is poised to assert himself in the health care debate and work aggressively to protect liberal reform goals, setting up a possible Senate showdown with Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and leading moderate Democrats.