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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., followed by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, after their weekly policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this July 31, 2013 photo, Jose Antonio Machado sits in the middle of a Miami Walmart floor demanding Florida's governor answer questions on immigration reforms. His foster mother, Jolie Bogorad, remembers him writing speeches and debating how the immigration system should be reformed. He started going to activist meetings, sometimes waking at 4 a.m. to attend weekend gatherings. Within a year, Jose was a policy analyst for a state immigration network. He showed up at protests, leading chants and sharing his story. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. returns to his Capitol Hill office in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, after speaking on the floor as the Farm Bill is considered. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, after a weekly policy luncheon. From left are, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.; McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.; Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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FILE - This Feb. 1, 2012 file photo shows Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Doug Elmendorf testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. More people than previously estimated will reduce their hours or leave the workforce because of incentives built into President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Gov. Tom Corbett delivers his budget address for the 2014-15 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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The Pennsylvania state capitol building is seen ahead of Gov. Tom Corbett's scheduled budget proposal address for the fiscal year 2014-2015 to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Gov. Tom Corbett delivers his budget address for the 2014-15 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Gov. Tom Corbett applauds members of the military as he delivers his budget address for the 2014-15 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pa. Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Smith, R-Jefferson, is at left, and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley is at right. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Gov. Tom Corbett delivers his budget address for the 2014-15 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Family and Friends of Incarcerated People Founder Stuart Anderson, center, listens as local organizer with Collective Power Makeda Cranan [cq], right, speaks at a rally to end racially biased enforcement of drug laws as the D.C. City Council debates a marijuana decriminalization bill at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
