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FILE- In this March 2, 2011, file photo, Heinz ketchup bottles are displayed on the shelf of a market on in Barre, Vt. U.S. food giant Kraft Heinz Co. says its offer to buy Europe’s Unilever was rejected, but that it is still pursuing the deal. The maker of Oscar Mayer meats, Jell-O pudding and Velveeta cheese said there’s no certainty that it will make another offer for Unilever, which owns brands including Hellmann’s, Lipton and Knorr. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
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A sign marks the area of a pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. (Brett Duke/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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Dean Wilson, executive director of the Atchafalaya Basin keeper, shows off an existing pipeline canal in the Atchafalaya Basin on Wednesday, February, 8, 2017. The same canal would be used for the proposed Bayou Bridge Pipeline. (Brett Duke/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, photo Andy Boss, who manages business gift sales for Rhode Island-based A.T. Cross Co., displays a custom-made Cross Century II model pen designed for President Donald Trump at the Cross Company Store in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Some of the 1,000 lobbyists, business owners and politicians rush to their assigned cars of the train taking them to Washington, D.C., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 in Trenton, N.J. The state Chamber of Commerce's 80th annual trip — nicknamed the "Walk to Washington" because rail riders generally pace the train's corridors schmoozing and handing out business cards — comes after a national election that hinged in part on repudiating insiders and establishment politics. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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FILE - In this June 15, 2010 file photo, the Idaho Correctional Center is shown south of Boise, Idaho, operated by Corrections Corporation of America. A former regional manager for Corrections Corporation of America says top employees at the private prison in Idaho were given yearly bonuses if they cut costs on salary, wages and other operational expenses and met other company goals. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, File)
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Some of the 1,000 lobbyists, business owners and politicians rush to their assigned cars of the train taking them to Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Trenton, N.J. The state Chamber of Commerce's 80th annual trip — nicknamed the "Walk to Washington" because rail riders generally pace the train's corridors schmoozing and handing out business cards — comes after a national election that hinged in part on repudiating insiders and establishment politics. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver, R-Lancaster, left, and Rep. John Mark Windle, D-Livingston, confer during a House floor session in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Windle argued in favor of cutting this state's sales tax on groceries as a way to balance against Gov. Bill Haslam's proposed hike in the tax on gasoline and diesel. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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FILE - In this Saturday, April 6, 2013 file photo, a Delta Airlines jet flies past the company's billboard at Citi Field, in New York. Delta says Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 that it will start serving meals to all passengers on 12 long-haul routes over the next several weeks. Airlines took away free sandwiches and similar fare after an industry downturn during the worldwide financial crisis. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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President Donald Trump hands the pen he used to sign H.J. Res. 38 to Kevin Hughes, General Manager, Murray Energy Corporation, second from right, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. The president is surrounded by coal miners and members of congress including Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., right, Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Ohio. third from left, (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and CEO of Facebook, waves at the CEO summit during the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, Peru, in this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo. Zuckerberg released a missive Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, outlining his vision for the social network and the world at large. Among other things, Zuckerberg hopes that the social network can encourage more civic engagement, an informed public and community support in the years to come. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
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FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2017 file photo, area business leaders and workers gather around Florida Gov. Rick Scott after a roundtable discussion about the local economic impact of Visit Florida and Enterprise Florida in Panama City Beach, Fla. The Florida House is releasing a scathing new video that trashes the two programs championed by Gov. Scott. The Republican-controlled House on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, posted a video to YouTube that mentions several economic development deals that went bust despite taxpayers putting up millions to bring companies to the state. (Andrew Wardlow/News Herald via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, file photo, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel poses for a photo in Los Angeles. Snap Inc. is listing the company’s valuation at up to $22 billion as it prepares for the tech industry’s biggest initial public offering in years. The parent company of SnapChat said in a regulatory filing Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, that the IPO is likely to be priced between $14 and $16 per share. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, second right, speaks with German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. For U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the next few days will be a reassurance tour with a twist. He is expected to tell allies the U.S. is committed to NATO and is also hoping to secure bigger defense spending commitments. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)
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The Delpozo collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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The Michael Kors collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Boston Celtics forward Amir Johnson (90) looks back as he loses control of the ball to Philadelphia 76ers forward Ersan Ilyasova the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Boston Celtics forward Amir Johnson (90) drives to the basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
