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Wisconsin Sen. Jon Erpenbach speaks at a news conference accompanied by Rep. Jimmy Anderson, right, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Madison, Wis., to warn of "rationed" health care for Wisconsin residents under a Republican health care plan that would replace the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo by Cara Lombardo)
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FILE - This Oct. 7, 2016 file photo Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meets with members of the National Border Patrol Council at Trump Tower in New York. The union was an early supporter of Donald Trump's presidential bid, a gamble that is paying off with influence in the White House. Less than a week after Trump took office, a Border Patrol chief was forced out and replaced by a union favorite to lead the agency as it embarks on a major hiring spree. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about jobs during a news conference in a QuickChek convenience store, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Cedar Knolls, N.J. New data shows New Jersey added 12,600 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent from 4.6 percent. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary reports announced on Thursday show the state jobless rate has reached a 10-year low. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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People gather as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about jobs during a news conference in a QuickChek convenience store, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Cedar Knolls, N.J. New data shows New Jersey added 12,600 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent from 4.6 percent. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary reports announced on Thursday show the state jobless rate has reached a 10-year low. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about jobs during a news conference in a QuickChek convenience store, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Cedar Knolls, N.J. New data shows New Jersey added 12,600 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent from 4.6 percent. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary reports announced on Thursday show the state jobless rate has reached a 10-year low. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about jobs during a news conference in a QuickChek convenience store, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Cedar Knolls, N.J. New data shows New Jersey added 12,600 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent from 4.6 percent. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary reports announced on Thursday show the state jobless rate has reached a 10-year low. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center, talks to employees of a QuickChek convenience store after a news conference talking about jobs, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Cedar Knolls, N.J. New data shows New Jersey added 12,600 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent from 4.6 percent. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary reports announced on Thursday show the state jobless rate has reached a 10-year low. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In this Feb. 21, 2017 image, Shawn Moran, a National Border Patrol Council vice president, speaks on air as part of "The Green Line," a weekly radio show by the U.S. Border Patrol agents' union that is sponsored by the conservative Breitbart News, in Solana Beach, Calif. The union was an early, outspoken supporter of Donald Trump's presidential bid, a gamble that is paying off with influence in the White House. Less than a week after Trump took office, a Border Patrol chief was forced out and replaced by a union favorite to lead the agency as it launches a major hiring spree. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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In this Feb. 21, 2017 image, Shawn Moran, a National Border Patrol Council vice president, speaks on air as part of "The Green Line," a weekly radio show by the U.S. Border Patrol agents' union that is sponsored by the conservative Breitbart News, in Solana Beach, Calif. The union was an early, outspoken supporter of Donald Trump's presidential bid, a gamble that is paying off with influence in the White House. Less than a week after Trump took office, a Border Patrol chief was forced out and replaced by a union favorite to lead the agency as it launches a major hiring spree. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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In this Feb. 21, 2017 image, Shawn Moran, a National Border Patrol Council vice president, speaks on air as part of "The Green Line," a weekly radio show by the U.S. Border Patrol agents' union that is sponsored by the conservative Breitbart News, in Solana Beach, Calif. The union was an early, outspoken supporter of Donald Trump's presidential bid, a gamble that is paying off with influence in the White House. Less than a week after Trump took office, a Border Patrol chief was forced out and replaced by a union favorite to lead the agency as it launches a major hiring spree. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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FILE - In this March 15, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. gestures during a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans’ health care bill provides massive tax cuts to the wealthy while increasing taxes for many lower income families, adding to America’s big income gap between the rich and everyone else. “This is a massive transfer of wealth from working families to the very richest people in this country,” said Sanders. “In this case, all the people will be forced to pay more for health insurance while billionaires get a tax break.” (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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In this March 19, 2017 photo, Jackson Marrone receives a special blessing at a synagogue in Bogota, Colombia. Marrone is among nine Venezuelan converts who have had a torturous journey trying to reach Israel. According to an official in Israel familiar with the case, there was evidence suggesting some of the applicants converted to Judaism to take advantage of Israeli social benefits, including health insurance. (AP Photo/Christine Armario)
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In this March 19, 2017 photo, a rabbi fills out paperwork in Bogota, Colombia, making the conversion of nine Venezuelans to Judaism official before their departure to Israel. According to an official in Israel familiar with the case, there was evidence suggesting some of the applicants converted to Judaism to take advantage of Israeli social benefits, including health insurance. (AP Photo/Christine Armario)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on women in healthcare, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017, photo, Mary Lytle-Gaines works in her office in St. Louis. With her mobile home paid off, the 61-year-old social worker had hoped to semi-retire next year and work part time, but now with insurance premiums likely to rise for her age group and income level she believes that may not be possible. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017, photo, Mary Lytle-Gaines works in her office in St. Louis. With her mobile home paid off, the 61-year-old social worker had hoped to semi-retire next year and work part time, but now with insurance premiums likely to rise for her age group and income level she believes that may not be possible. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017, photo, Mary Lytle-Gaines leaves her office, with the help of a walker after a recent knee injury, in St. Louis. With her mobile home paid off, the 61-year-old social worker had hoped to semi-retire next year and work part time, but now with insurance premiums likely to rise for her age group and income level she believes that may not be possible. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017, photo, Mary Lytle-Gaines meets with a client in her office in St. Louis. With her mobile home paid off, the 61-year-old social worker had hoped to semi-retire next year and work part time, but now with insurance premiums likely to rise for her age group and income level she believes that may not be possible. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on women in healthcare, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Labor secretary-designate Alexander Acosta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)