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FILE - In a Tuesday June 6, 2017 file photo, hydrologist William K. Jones, walks up a mountain near the route of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Bolar, Va. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees interstate natural gas pipelines, released its final environmental impact statement Friday, July 21, 2017 for the proposed 600-mile (965-kilometer) pipeline, which has broad support from political and business leaders but is staunchly opposed by environmentalists and many affected landowners. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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New York financier Anthony Scaramucci speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo. Scaramucci is under consideration to join the Trump administration as communications director. That’s according to two people with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal deliberations. Scaramucci is a frequent defender of the president on television and was a fixture at Trump Tower during Trump’s transition. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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FILE - In this May 28, 2014 file photo, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson listens to a reporter's question after the annual meeting ExxonMobil shareholders meeting in Dallas. The Treasury Department hit Exxon Mobil Corp. with a $2 million fine Thursday for violating Russia sanctions while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the oil companys CEO. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2016, file photo, ExxonMobil CEO and chairman Rex W. Tillerson gives a speech at the annual Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Treasury Department hit Exxon Mobil Corp. with a $2 million fine on July 20, 2017, for violating Russia sanctions while Tillerson was the oil company's CEO. Treasury said in a statement that Exxon under Tillerson's leadership had shown reckless disregard for sanctions that the Obama administration imposed on Russian entities in 2014 over Russias annexation of Crimea. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
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FILE - In this May 11, 2017, photo shows a Sears store in Hialeah, Fla. Sears is looking to get a hand from Amazon, announcing that it will start offering its Kenmore products on the online powerhouse’s website. Sears, which runs Kmart and its namesake stores, said that Kenmore Smart appliances will also be fully integrated with Amazon’s Alexa. This will allow consumers to control products, like Kenmore Smart air conditioners, by making a request to Alexa. Shares of Sears Holdings, based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, surged more than 8 percent in Thursday, July 20, premarket trading. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump greets workers during a visit to the Carrier Corp. factory in Indianapolis. More than 300 Carrier Corp. workers were being laid off Thursday, July 20, 2017, from the company's Indianapolis factory as part of an outsourcing of jobs to Mexico that drew criticism last year from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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In this May 28, 2014 file photo, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson listens to a reporter's question after the annual meeting ExxonMobil shareholders meeting in Dallas. The Treasury Department hit Exxon Mobil Corp. with a $2 million fine Thursday for violating Russia sanctions while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the oil company’s CEO. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2016, file photo, ExxonMobil CEO and chairman Rex W. Tillerson gives a speech at the annual Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Treasury Department hit Exxon Mobil Corp. with a $2 million fine on July 20, 2017, for violating Russia sanctions while Tillerson was the oil company’s CEO. Treasury said in a statement that Exxon under Tillerson’s leadership had shown “reckless disregard” for sanctions that the Obama administration imposed on Russian entities in 2014 over Russia’s annexation of Crimea. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, delivers his speech after visiting the Istres air base with new armed forces chief of staff Gen. Francois Lecointre , in Istres, southern France, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Macron is visiting nuclear forces as he tries to show his commitment to the troops amid an intense crisis over defense spending. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
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French President Emmanuel Macron reviews the troops as he arrives at the Istres air base, southern France, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Macron is visiting nuclear forces as he tries to show his commitment to the troops amid an intense crisis over defense spending. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
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Buying Other People's Contraception Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Illustration on government overspending by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2015, file pool photo, crews work on a relief well at the Aliso Canyon facility above the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles. Two state agencies said Wednesday, July 19, 2017, that the Southern California Gas Co., can resume storing natural gas at the Aliso Canyon facility, which stopped operations in the wake of an October 2015 blowout. However, storage will be restricted to about 28 percent of the field's capacity. (Dean Musgrove /Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool)
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Guns to be melted into metal reinforcing bars for use in construction are stacked in a pile at Gerdau Steel Mill Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Nearly 5,000 weapons seized or collected by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were destroyed in the agency's annual gun melt. The handguns, rifles and semi-automatic weapons were dumped into the steel mill's furnace. (Rick Sforza/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)
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FILE - This July 15, 2013, file photo, shows a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets eked out some modest gains Wednesday, July 19, 2017, as investors turned their attention to upcoming central bank meetings in Japan and Europe. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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In this June 19, 2017 photo, Hugh McElroy, CEO and president of Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. poses at Bold Sale Solutions, a subsidiary of Dallas Lighthouse of the Blind in Dallas. (Nathan HunsingerThe Dallas Morning News via AP)
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In this June 30, 2017 photo, Al Rodriguez walks to his desk in the call center at Bold Sale Solutions, a subsidiary of Dallas Lighthouse of the Blind in Dallas. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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In this March 4, 2015 image from video, Deborah deMoulpied discusses her relief about obtaining insurance under the Affordable Care Act Hampshire in in Concord, N.H. The former home goods store owner said in July 23017 that she remains concerned about possibly losing her insurance and has cut back on her spending and started thinking about what medical tests and treatments should could go without if that happens. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)
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FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2016, file photo, law enforcement try to move Dakota Access pipeline protesters further down during a protest at a pipeline construction site south of St. Anthony, N.D. Industry officials say protests like the one involving the disputed pipeline may be commonplace in the future. The recently completed $3.8 billion pipeline that's opposed by American Indian tribes and others was discussed Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at an annual oil industry conference in Bismarck with a panel dissecting what was learned from the nearly year-long struggle over building it in North Dakota. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, law enforcement officers, left, drag a person from a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline near the town of St. Anthony, N.D. Industry officials say protests like the one involving the disputed pipeline may be commonplace in the future. The opposition by American Indian tribes and others to the recently completed $3.8 billion pipeline was discussed Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at an annual oil industry conference in Bismarck. A panel dissected what was learned from the nearly yearlong protest. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
