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Switzerland is home to two of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, Roche and Novartis, but 65 percent of those two firms' employees are not native-born Swiss. (associated press)
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Hillary Clinton and Marion Barry at a 1997 meeting of the Youth Leadership Institute, which the 4-term D.C. mayor founded in 1979 to provide youth leadership training in the city. (AP Photo/Brian K. Diggs)
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FILE - This Nov. 12, 2014 file photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, on a laptop screen, shown in Portland, Ore. Consumers in most places will see their health insurance premiums go up next year for popular plans under President Barack Obama’s health care law. But it will take time to get to a bottom line for family finances, let alone the larger political battle over the program’s future. For many people, government subsidies will cushion the hit. And there’s a new factor: returning customers who are savvy about health insurance and unafraid to shop for a better deal. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economist currently under fire for suggesting the Obama administration tried to deceive the public about the Affordable Care Act, was hired by former Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle in 2010 to conduct an analysis on how the federal health-care reform would impact the state. Mr. Gruber's study predicted about 90 percent of individuals without employer-sponsored or public insurance would see their premiums spike by an average of 41 percent. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on further Union intrusion on McDonald's and other franchises by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Alex Quigley (right) and Ben Finfer, the hosts of a Chicago sports radio show, took the opportunity to skewer their employers Thursday after learning on-air that the station is folding and they're out of jobs. (YouTube/Tribune Media)
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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin speaks to a rally of striking FairPoint Communications workers on Thursday Nov. 20, 2014 at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt. Shumlin said he's urged the two sides to settle a fair contract. About 1,700 FairPoint workers in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine have been on strike since Oct. 17. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
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Those dreaming of CPAC can be comforted by the fact that it begins in 100 days, and the big conservative names are ready to rumble. (American Conservative Union)
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FILE - In this March 31, 2014 file photo, Michelle Decker, left, an employee of Connect For Health Colorado, the state's health care exchange, explains options and procedures to a walk in client signing up for insurance on the last day before fines are imposed, in Denver. Colorado's state-run health insurance exchange has some new features to debut when 2015 open enrollment starts Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Connect For Health Colorado has avoided many of the software headaches that plagued state and federal exchanges last year, but officials are touting some new enhancements to the website to make signing up easier (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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This Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, on a laptop screen in Portland, Ore. The second open enrollment period for buying health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act started on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) **FILE**
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The American Civil Liberties Union filed has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army on behalf of Iknoor Singh on Nov. 12, 2014. Mr. Singh, a Sikh, alleges the Army won't allow him to join his college ROTC program unless he cuts his hair and goes without his turban. (Image: American Civil Liberties Union)
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Thomas Eric Duncan (AP Photo/Wilmot Chayee, File)
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Bishop William F. Murphy acknowledges the need for the Catholic Church to find common ground with modern health care in the name of providing care. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this July 28, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks in Washington. With a bright look to its rebuilt website, Version 2.0 of President Barack Obama’s health insurance overhaul represents another chance to win the hearts and minds of American consumers. But if not frozen computer screens, new kinds of problems await as HealthCare.gov’s second open enrollment season begins Nov. 15. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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FILE In this June 23, 2014 file photo, recruiter Christina O, left, with New Western Acquisitions, meets with employment seekers during a job fair in Philadelphia. As the economic recovery enters its sixth year, many Americans don't feel better off. The strong jobs report on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, showed that the jobless rate the most closely watched gauge of the economy’s health is down to 5.8 percent. After Tuesday’s midterm elections, exit polling showed how little falling unemployment has resonated. Most voters said they cast their ballots out of fear for the economy, stripping the Democrats from the Senate majority and implicitly rejecting President Barack Obama. Many Americans don’t feel they’ve benefited from falling unemployment any more than they have from a sustained rise in the stock market or from solid U.S. economic growth. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, to hear a new challenge to President Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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This Oct. 3, 2014 photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. The Supreme Court agreed Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law that threatens subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their health insurance premiums. The justices said they will review a unanimous federal appeals court ruling that upheld Internal Revenue Service regulations that allow health-insurance tax credits under the Affordable Care Act for consumers in all 50 states. Opponents argue that most of the subsidies are illegal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, supporters of health care reform rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law. The justices said they will decide whether the law authorizes subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their health insurance premiums. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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Jim Kinney proposes a 25 percent cut in the federal workforce, starting with "the 15,000 new IRS agents authorized to enforce Obamacare tax collection efforts." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. Boehner said the Republican-controlled Congress will act to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, make changes in the health care law and encourage businesses to hire more veterans. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
