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In this April 29, 2014, photo provided by the Bryan, Texas, Fire Department, firefighters transport an injured worker in a stretcher to the ambulance. An explosion at the Bryan Texas Utilities Power Plant left Earle Robinson, 60, dead and two others injured. Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall, even as the rate of workplace fatalities decreases, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal statistics. (Bryan, Texas Fire Department via AP)
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"This legislation demonstrates our compassion for struggling American families who deserve an immigration system that puts their needs first and that puts America first," President Trump said. (Associated Press/File)
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President Donald Trump listens in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, during an event to unveil legislation that would place new limits on legal immigration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Trump embraced a Republican-sponsored bill last week that would trim the broad range of family relationships that qualify for immigration and inject a government screen for needed skills and English proficiency into employer immigration. (Associated Press/File)
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CORRECTS CITY TO HERAT - A wounded man rests on a vehicle after a suicide attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. An Afghan hospital official says an explosion inside a minority Shiite mosque in western Herat, on the border with Iran, has killed at least 20 people.(AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi)
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CORRECTS CITY TO HERAT - Relatives mourn after a suicide attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. An Afghan hospital official says an explosion inside a minority Shiite mosque in western Herat, on the border with Iran, has killed at least 20 people.(AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi)
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CORRECTS CITY TO HERAT - Relatives assist a wounded man in a hospital after a suicide attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. An Afghan hospital official says an explosion inside a minority Shiite mosque in western Herat, on the border with Iran, has killed at least 20 people.(AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi)
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In this May 24, 2017, file photo, Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., presides over a House Budget Committee meeting in Washington. Black announced on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, that she is joining the Tennessee governor's race. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., accompanied by, from left, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, to unveil "A Better Deal On Trade and Jobs," to put American workers first and fight back against companies that outsource jobs and countries that manipulate trade laws. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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President Donald Trump, followed by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., arrives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, to unveil legislation that would place new limits on legal immigration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump listens in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, during an event to unveil legislation that would place new limits on legal immigration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump, flanked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R- Ark., left, and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, during the unveiling of legislation that would place new limits on legal immigration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **
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President Donald Trump, flanked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R- Ark., left, and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, during the unveiling of legislation that would place new limits on legal immigration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump, flanked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R- Ark., left, and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, during the unveiling of legislation that would place new limits on legal immigration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Stranded migrants and refugees scuffle with riot policemen outside the German Embassy during a protest in Athens, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. About 150 people, most of them from Syria, marched to protest Germany's decision to limit number of family reunification from Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Stranded migrants and refugees scuffle with riot policemen outside the German Embassy during a protest in Athens, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. About 150 people, most of them from Syria, marched to protest Germany's decision to limit number of family reunification from Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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A boy holds up a banner as stranded migrants and refugees gather outside the German Embassy during a protest in Athens, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. About 150 people, most of them from Syria, marched to protest Germany's decision to limit number of family reunification from Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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FILE - In this April 26, 2017 file photo, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore smiles before announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Montgomery, Ala. Moore, who was twice removed from his duties after losing battles on gay marriage and the public display of the Ten Commandments, is in a heated Republican primary with incumbent Sen. Luther Strange and Congressman Mo Brooks. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)
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In this May 15, 2017, photo, Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Huntsville, Ala. (Bob Gathany/AL.com via AP, File)
