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A police officer enters California Investment Immigration Fund in San Gabriel, Calif., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area business they say cheated a U.S. government visa program to obtain green cards for wealthy Chinese investors. (AP Photo/Rich Vogel
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Federal agents are seen inside California Investment Immigration Fund in San Gabriel, Calif., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area business they say cheated a U.S. government visa program to obtain green cards for wealthy Chinese investors. (AP Photo/Rich Vogel
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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017 - In this Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 photo, Kenneth Caldwell offers tips to students' as he makes sure everyone has their desired colors during his "Cald-To-Art Paint Time" class inside of the Northside Economic Opportunity Network center in Minneapolis. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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A sign showing play is suspended due to weather is seen during the par three competition at the Masters golf tournament Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Demonstrators participate in a rally for Planned Parenthood at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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A soldier enters a bullet-riddled home, tagged with the initials CDG for the Gulf Cartel, and Z for Zetas, in Ciudad Victoria, in Mexico's state of Tamaulipas on Sept. 6, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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In this Friday, March 24, 2017, photo, Chris Piazza, an electrician with Tasch Electric, works on a home being built by Zach Tyson of Tyson Construction, in Destrahan, La. General contractors and other small businesses in the remodeling industry can look forward to strong growth in the coming years, but the big force behind that business may be surprising: baby boomers. Tyson estimates that between 30 percent and 40 percent of his revenue is coming from boomer renovations, up from 15 percent to 20 percent five years ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this photo taken on Friday, March 24, 2017, Mary Thompson, center, the granddaughter of US WWI soldier Guy Ford, looks at artifacts at the Nantillois 14-18 museum in Nantillois, France. Thompson is spending a few days in France retracing the footsteps of her grandfather, who fought in the battle at the Meuse-Argonne nearly one-hundred years ago. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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FILE - In this April 30, 2014, file photo firefighters and rescue personnel work along the tracks where several CSX tanker cars carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire along the James River in Lynchburg, Va. Inspectors have found almost 24,000 safety defects over a two-year period along United States railroad routes used to ship volatile crude oil. Data obtained by The Associated Press shows many of the defects were similar to problems blamed in past derailments that caused massive fires or oil spills in Oregon, Virginia and Montana. (Autumn Parry/News & Daily Advance via AP)
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FILE - This Nov. 6, 2013 file photo shows a warning placard on a tank car carrying crude oil near a loading terminal in Trenton, N.D. Inspectors have found almost 24,000 safety defects over a two-year period along United States railroad routes used to ship volatile crude oil. Data obtained by The Associated Press shows many of the defects were similar to problems blamed in past derailments that caused massive fires or oil spills in Oregon, Virginia and Montana. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
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FILE - In this May 1, 2014, file photo survey crews in boats look over tanker cars as workers remove damaged tanker cars along the tracks where several CSX tanker cars carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire along the James River near downtown Lynchburg, Va. Inspectors have found almost 24,000 safety defects over a two-year period along United States railroad routes used to ship volatile crude oil. Data obtained by The Associated Press shows many of the defects were similar to problems blamed in past derailments that caused massive fires or oil spills in Oregon, Virginia and Montana. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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Act on Tax Reform Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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This undated rendering provided by iCON Wall Solution by Single Eagle dba Concrete Contractors Interstate, shows a decorative addition to a proposed border wall. San Diego County-based Concrete Contractors Interstate's proposal is for a polished concrete wall that can be augmented with stones and artifacts specific to local areas it cuts through. "The idea is to make the wall a piece of art," CEO Russ Baumgartner told The Associated Press. Baumgartner said he wants to decorate both sides of the structure, unlike the government proposals, which only call for the American side to be "aesthetically pleasing." (iCON Wall Solution by Single Eagle dba Concrete Contractors Interstate via AP)
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Utah Transit Authority CEO and President Jerry Benson speaks during a news conference in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Prosecutors have agreed not to file charges against a Utah public transit agency in exchange for cooperation with a federal investigation into possible corruption and misuse of public funds by people connected to the agency, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah announced Tuesday. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Utah Transit Authority CEO and President Jerry Benson and Board Chair Robert McKinley take questions during a news conference in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Prosecutors have agreed not to file charges against a Utah public transit agency in exchange for cooperation with a federal investigation into possible corruption and misuse of public funds by people connected to the agency, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah announced Tuesday. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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FILE - This Tuesday, March 21, 2017, file photo shows the logo of German car manufacturer BMW on a BMW M6 Coupe car during the company's earnings news conference in Munich, Germany. Bill O'Reilly's top-rated Fox News show may be starting to feel a financial sting after allegations that he sexually harassed several women. BMW said Tuesday, April 4, 2017, that they are joining the other advertisers that are pulling their ads from "The O'Reilly Factor." (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, center, smiles after signing a bill to ban the hydraulic drilling practice known as fracking in the state on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in Annapolis, Md. The Republican governor had just passed a pen to Del. David Fraser-Hidalgo, a Democrat who sponsored the legislation and is standing behind Hogan. Maryland is the first state where a legislature has voted to bar the practice that actually has natural gas reserves. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, shakes hands with Del. David Fraser-Hidalgo on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in Annapolis, Maryland, after signing a bill to ban the hydraulic drilling technique known as fracking in the state. Fraser-Hidalgo, a Democrat, sponsored the bill. Maryland is the first state where a legislature has voted to bar the practice that actually has natural gas reserves. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
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FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, file photo, Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Richmond Federal Reserve, speaks during the Charlotte Chamber's 11th Annual Economic Outlook Conference in Charlotte, N.C. Lacker announced Tuesday, April 4, 2017, that he was resigning effective immediately after acknowledging improper discussions with a financial analyst that later became the subject of a lengthy investigation into leaks at the Fed. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
