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"This is blood money. They're paying for tax cuts with American lives," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, regarding the GOP's bill. (Associated Press)
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Participants hold placards during a protest against a spate of violent attacks across the country targeting the country's Muslim minority, in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Thousands of protestors gathered in different cities to decry the silence of India's Hindu right-wing government in the face of the public lynchings and violent attacks on at least a dozen Muslim men and boys since it was voted to power in 2014. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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Illustration on the broader insurance choice created by the Republican Health plan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, center, speaks alongside former drug addiction treatment clients Gary Frazier, left, and Heather Padgett, during a roundtable discussion at the Adams Recovery Center for Women, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in Cincinnati. Portman discussed the importance of increased funding for addiction treatment and efforts to combat the ovoid epidemic in Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko celebrates a point against Canada's Francoise Abanda during their Women's Single Match on day three at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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This Tuesday, July 4, 2017 photo, shows Syrian refugees holding placards as they stand by the body of a deceased Syrian man, in the town of Arsal, near the Syrian border, in northeast Lebanon. Anger mounted among Syrians in Lebanon Wednesday with at least one Syrian opposition group and an international human rights organization calling for a quick investigation after the death of at least four Syrians in Lebanese army custody. The placard in Arabic, center, reads, "For what crime was he killed? ... In Arsal," and at right, "We haven't come to Lebanon for tourism," and left, "Take us to Jarablus [Syria]." (AP Photo)
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This June 27, 2017 photo shows a mural of Alton Sterling next to the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge, La. Little has changed in this poverty-stricken neighborhood since Alton Sterling was shot by police one year ago, a frustrating fact of life for residents and business owners who had hoped a national spotlight on their problems could erode racial tensions and improve police relations in Louisiana's capital. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this June 27, 2017 photo, hair stylist Ronnie Horton works inside the Trejor Ure Hair Barber and Beauty Salon in Baton Rouge, La. Little has changed in this poverty-stricken neighborhood since Alton Sterling was shot by police one year ago, a frustrating fact of life for residents and business owners who had hoped a national spotlight on their problems could erode racial tensions and improve police relations in Louisiana's capital. Horton said he believes politicians have shortchanged the neighborhood for years. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this June 27, 2017 photo, Abdullah Muflahi, left, shake hands with anti-violence activist Arthur Reed, outside his Triple S Food mart, in Baton Rouge, La. Little has changed in this poverty-stricken neighborhood since Alton Sterling was shot by police one year ago, a frustrating fact of life for residents and business owners who had hoped a national spotlight on their problems could erode racial tensions and improve police relations in Louisiana's capital. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this June 27, 2017 photo, Abdullah Muflahi walks outside his Triple S Food mart in front of a mural of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La. Little has changed in this poverty-stricken neighborhood since Sterling was shot by police one year ago, a frustrating fact of life for residents and business owners who had hoped a national spotlight on their problems could erode racial tensions and improve police relations in Louisiana's capital. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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In this June 27, 2017 photo, Honduran refugee Laura Maria Cruz Martinez sits in a display chair as she waits for customers at the medical supplies store where she works in Mexico City. About five months after first applying for refugee status at Mexico's southern border, Martinez's family moved to Mexico City with the help of the United Nations refugee commission and Cruz found a job as a store clerk near downtown. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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This July 1, 2017 photo provided by the Humane Rescue Alliance shows an injured bald eagle found in Washington. It was unable to fly, appeared lethargic and had labored breathing. (Humane Rescue Alliance via AP)
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Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, second from left, speaks with Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, R-Bloomington on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, on the Senate floor at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate has OK'd an annual spending plan of $36 billion following a critical vote to raise the income tax rate. If approved by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, it would be Illinois' first budget in more than two years. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, right, listens to the brief debate on a package of budget bills passed by the Senate on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate has OK'd an annual spending plan of $36 billion following a critical vote to raise the income tax rate. If approved by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, it would be Illinois' first budget in more than two years. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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A migrant waits to disembark from the Spanish ship 'Rio Segura' in the harbor of Salerno, Italy, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Over 1200 migrants, including children, were rescued while attempting to cross the Mediterranean. The European Union's foreign minister says the bloc supports Italy's stance that it can no longer handle the flood of migrants alone, and she insists other EU countries share the burden. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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Spanish Civil guard personnel help to disembark children from the ship 'Rio Segura' in the harbor of Salerno, Italy, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Over 1200 migrants, including children, were rescued while attempting to cross the Mediterranean. The European Union's foreign minister says the bloc supports Italy's stance that it can no longer handle the flood of migrants alone, and she insists other EU countries share the burden. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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Migrants wait to disembark from the Spanish ship 'Rio Segura' in the harbor of Salerno, Italy, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Over 1200 migrants, including children, were rescued while attempting to cross the Mediterranean. The European Union's foreign minister says the bloc supports Italy's stance that it can no longer handle the flood of migrants alone, and she insists other EU countries share the burden. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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A coffin is carried near an Italian Red Cross truck, parked in front of the Swedish Navy ship Bkv 002, in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Saturday, July 1, 2017. The Swedish ship has carried 650 migrants rescued in various operations in the Mediterranean Sea, and the dead bodies of seven men and two women, authorities said. (Orietta Scardino/ANSA via AP)
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Hearses are parked near Italian Red Cross vehicles in front of the Swedish Navy ship Bkv 002 in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Saturday, July 1, 2017. The Swedish ship carried 650 migrants who were rescued in various operations in the Mediterranean Sea, and the dead bodies of seven men and two women, authorities said. (Orietta Scardino/ANSA via AP)
