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In this Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worries many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care. A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 56 percent of U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” concerned that many will lose health insurance if the health overhaul is repealed. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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FILE - In this Wed., Jan. 25, 2017 file photo, University of California employees, who are also members of the Teamsters Local 210, shout in protest against cuts in their benefits and tuition hikes outside of a University of California Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board plans to vote Thursday on a proposal that would raise tuition for the first time in seven years. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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University of California employees, who are also members of the Teamsters Local 210, shout in protest against cuts in their benefits during a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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University of California employees, who are also members of the Teamsters Local 210, shout in protest against cuts in their benefits and tuition hikes outside of a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in San Francisco. The University of California's governing board opened a two-day meeting where the key issue is a tuition hike proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, who recently was hospitalized for side-effects from cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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FILE - In this Thursday, March 3, 2016, file photo, Georgia Department of Labor services specialist Louis Holliday, right, helps a woman with a job search on a computer at an unemployment office in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, the Labor Department reports on state unemployment rates for December. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his 2017-2018 state budget plan he released at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Brown is coming off a blockbuster year of liberal wins on climate change, minimum wage, gun control and two of his pet projects, sentencing reform and high-speed rail. But he delivers his State of the State address Tuesday, Jan. 24 in a time of uncertainty for California and to a Legislature that's in a defensive posture after the election of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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FILE – In this July 15, 2009, file photo, job seeker Dave Pucci of Berwyn, Pa., looks over notes during a sixth annual "Grand Slam Career Fair" as he sits in the stands of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a bill Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, that bans employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary histories, despite Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp.'s vow to challenge the measure in court. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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FILE – In this July 15, 2009, file photo, job seekers wait in line during a sixth annual "Grand Slam Career Fair" at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a bill Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, that bans employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary histories, despite Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp.'s vow to challenge the measure in court. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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FILE – In this June 23, 2014, file photo, job seekers and recruiters meet during a job fair in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a bill Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, that bans employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary histories, despite Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp.'s vow to challenge the measure in court. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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FILE – In this June 11, 2013, file photo, Comcast Corp. CEO Brian Roberts speaks during The Cable Show 2013 convention in Washington. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a bill Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, that bans employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary histories, despite Philadelphia-based Comcast's vow to challenge the measure in court. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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In this Nov. 2, 2016 photo, Boser Construction Inc. workers concentrate on details while working on the Manea's Meats expansion project in Sauk Rapids, Minn. (Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP)

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The White House is surrounded by block after block of federal buildings, home to a few workers nervous about the presidential transition. (Library of Congress)

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Workers unload barricades before placing them along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington as security tightens ahead of the presidential inauguration. (Associated Press)

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Army Corps Of Engineers employees try to gradually un-jam an ice dam that built up behind a metal bridge on Mill Creek in Walla Walla, Wash., Thursday morning, Jan. 19, 2017. The creek which runs in a concrete channel was built and maintained by the Corps years ago for flood control. (Greg Lehman/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)

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Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Education Quality Harmed by the Teachers Union Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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FILE - This June 18, 2012, file photo shows Oracle headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. The Labor Department is suing Oracle, claiming that the technology giant pays white male workers more than their non-white and female counterparts with the same job titles. In a statement issued Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, Oracle called the lawsuit "politically motivated, based on false allegations and wholly without merit." (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Rebecca Rhett, a kindergarten teacher at Overbrook Elementary in West Virginia, found out she may be out of a job after the Kanawha County School District announced layoffs by having teachers draw numbers from a hat. (WSAZ)