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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen, in Portland, Ore. About 9.9 million people have signed up and paid for health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law, the administration said Sept. 8, 2015, a slight dip from a previous count but on track toward the administration's year-end goal of 9.1 million. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Illustration on the impact of medical malpractice insurance costs on U.S. health care costs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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President Barack Obama speaks at the Greater Boston Labor Council Labor Day Breakfast, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Boson. Obama will sign an Executive Order requiring federal contractors to offer their employees up to seven days of paid sick leave per year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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President Barack Obama speaks at the Greater Boston Labor Council Labor Day Breakfast, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Boston. Obama will sign an Executive Order requiring federal contractors to offer their employees up to seven days of paid sick leave per year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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National Edition Opinion cover for September 7, 2015 - A chance to make union dues a choice (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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Illustration on the financial burden of unions on workers by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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A train passes through Walbrzych, Poland. Many in Eastern Europe fear a departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, of which they have been members for only about a decade, will have devastating effects. (Associated Press/File)
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In this Aug. 24, 2015, photo, workers paint the Julien Dubuque Bridge along U.S. 20 in Dubuque, Iowa. The U.S. government issues the August jobs report on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. (Dave Kettering/Telegraph Herald via AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2015 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Ankeny, Iowa. The last major piece of President Barack Obama’s health care law could raise costs for thrifty consumers as well as large corporations and union members. Some Republicans in Congress are calling for repealing the tax. Clinton says she’s concerned it will shift more costs to workers. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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An employee works in the lobby of Pandora headquarters in Oakland, Calif., on June 14, 2011 in this file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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An employee puts products on a shelf at a Moscow's farmers' food store "LavkaLavka" in Moscow on Aug. 4, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Category: HISTORY Question: Who was the first union president to occupy the Oval Office?
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Category: GEOGRAPHY Question: What's the largest country in Europe after the Soviet Union?
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ACLU Removing Religion from the Health Care System Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Exercise Swift Response: night raid training
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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen, in Portland, Ore. Sign-up season for President Barack Obama’s health care law doesn’t start for another couple of months, but the next few days are crucial for hundreds of thousands of customers who risk losing financial aid when they renew for 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Hundreds of union workers and their supporters demonstrated and marched in downtown Columbus, Ohio, Friday Aug. 21, 2015, to protest the politics of billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch and their flagship conservative organization, Americans for Prosperity. (AP Photo/Julie Smyth)
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Dan Gerawan (left), owner of Gerawan Farming Inc., talks with crew boss Jose Cabello in a nectarine orchard near Sanger, California. Gerawan Farming is in a battle with the United Farm Workers, which wants to represent thousands of workers at the family farm. (Associated Press)
