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President Barack Obama, with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, center, and Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez, speaks during a meeting with members of his economic team in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 4, 2016. Obama spoke about U.S. employers adding 242,000 workers in February, driving another solid month for the resilient American job market. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks with students as she tours classrooms at John Marshall High School in Cleveland, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, before participating in a campaign event. Stands behind Clinton at right is Eric Gordon Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, and David Quolke, President, Cleveland Teachers Union, second from right. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A woman walks past a sign for health insurer Aetna Inc., at the company headquarters in Hartford, Conn. (Associated Press)
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Union Working Against Teachers Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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In this June 26, 2016, file photo, a woman holds a rainbow flag during the NYC Pride Parade in New York. Young Americans overwhelmingly say they support LGBT rights when it comes to employment, health care and adoption. That’s according to a new GenForward survey, which finds 92 percent of young adults support HIV and AIDs prevention, 90 percent support equal employment, and 80 percent support LGBT adoption. Across ethnic groups, large majorities of Americans aged 18 to 30 favor training police on transgender issues, government support for LGBT youth organizations and insurance coverage for transgender health issues. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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"These reforms will offer the biggest tax revolution since the Reagan Tax Reform, which unleashed years of continued economic growth and job creation," Donald Trump said at the Detroit Economic Club. (Associated Press)
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In this Tuesday, July 19, 2016, photo, Reina Borges, left, stands in line to apply for a job with Aldi at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, Aug. 5, the Labor Department issues its jobs report for July. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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REDSKINS: BACK TO WORK cover (August 5, 2016, edition of The Washington Times)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, file photo, a pedestrian walks past a sign for health insurer Aetna Inc., at the company headquarters in Hartford, Conn. Aetna Inc. reports financial results Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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"This campaign is about moving the United States toward universal health care and reducing the number of people who are uninsured or underinsured," Sen. Bernard Sanders told the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia late Monday. "Hillary Clinton wants to see that all Americans have the right to choose a public option in their health care exchange." (Associated Press)
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A man walks along a parking garage above Amtrak trains waiting to depart Union Station in Washington on Nov. 25, 2015. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on expanding health care choices for veterans by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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National Baptist Convention
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Mike Reno. (Dave Kapp)
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Illustration on the bus tax by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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A draft copy of the 21-page of a Health and Human Services Department form proposed for use to apply for low-cost insurance from Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program is photographed in Washington on March 12, 2013. The government's application for health insurance, which uninsured people will use to get taxpayer subsidized coverage starting next year. Applying could get complicated, with multiple questions about income, household composition, employer coverage and even race and ethnicity. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 42nd International Convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 42nd International Convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Omar Parker with some of the youths he works for and with.