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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry arrives in Sudan's capital Khartoum, April 15, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry arrives in Sudan's capital Khartoum, April 15, 2009.

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WASHINGTON | Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:56am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee member John Kerry told reporters on Tuesday he was confident the panel's negotiators would reach a bipartisan agreement on a healthcare overhaul proposal.

"I feel confident that we are going to get there," Kerry said.

Kerry added that the issue of whether employers would be required by law to provide health insurance for their workers was still being discussed. On Monday, Senator Olympia Snowe said the committee's plan would not include such an employer mandate.

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