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Protesters Lonnie Smith, left, and Dawn Russell are wheeled out from Republican Sen. Cory Gardner's office after they were getting arrested in downtown Denver, Colo., Thursday, June 29, 2017. Police arrested a group of disabled protesters on Thursday evening who had spent three days camped out in Gardner's office, demanding that he pledge to oppose the GOP's health care plan. (John Leyba/The Denver Post via AP)
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Dawn Russell gets arrested by Denver police officers after refusing to vacate the offices of Republican Sen. Cory Gardner in downtown Denver, Colo., Thursday, June 29, 2017. Police arrested a group of disabled protesters on Thursday evening who had spent three days camped out in Gardner's office, demanding that he pledge to oppose the GOP's health care plan. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)
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A Denver police officer, center back, asks protesters to vacate the offices of Republican Sen. Cory Gardner in downtown Denver, Colo., Thursday, June 29, 2017. Police later arrested the group of disabled protesters on Thursday evening who had spent three days camped out in Gardner's office, demanding that he pledge to oppose the GOP's health care plan. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)
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Mario Henderson leads chants of "save Medicaid," in a protest in Washington D.C., Thursday. Medicaid is one of the major sticking points in the Senate's health care bill. Sen. Susan Collins says Medicaid funding is important for her state. There is no consensus yet among the senators. (Associated Press photographs)
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Illustration on violence committed by illegal aliens by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on the continuing hazards of government run health care by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Amelie Hahn of Jackson, waves a message sign on behalf of her daughter. noting the importance of Medicaid for her continued health care, as she and other social service activists, Medicaid recipients and their supporters stage a protest outside the building that houses the offices of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Jackson, Miss. About 35 participants began the morning with a protest at Cochran's office, while sending some representatives to meet with his staff. By mid afternoon, the same group continued their outdoor protest at the federal courthouse where U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., maintains offices. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Scott Crawford, with the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, waves his disability symbol American flag outside the federal courthouse in Jackson, Miss., as he and other Medicaid recipients, social service activists and supporters stage a protest outside the offices of U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Jackson, Miss. About 35 participants began the morning with a protest at U. S. Sen. Thad Cochran's office, and later that morning met with Wicker's staff to express their concern on the Senate's version of the overhaul of the health plan. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Protesters march around the Capitol as they rally against the Senate Republican healthcare bill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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President Donald Trump meets with what the White House identifies as "immigration crime victims" to urge passage of House legislation to save American lives, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, is joined by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., right, as the Republican-led House pushes ahead on legislation to crack down on illegal immigration, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2017. One bill would strip federal funds from "sanctuary" cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities, while a separate bill would stiffen punishments on people who re-enter the U.S. Illegally. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions meets with families of victims killed by people living in the United States without legal permission at the Department of Justice, Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Washington. The Republican-led House is pushing ahead on legislation to crack down on illegal immigration. One bill would strip federal funds from "sanctuary" cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Democratic state Rep. June Robinson, standing, talks with fellow Democratic budget negotiators, Reps. Kristine Lytton and Timm Ormsby, seated right, and staff in the House wings before heading into a meeting to brief fellow lawmakers on the details of a state budget deal, Thursday, June 29, 2017, Olympia, Wash. A new two-year budget must be signed into law by midnight Friday in order to avoid a partial state government shutdown. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)
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A large group of protesters rally against the Senate Republican healthcare bill on the East Front of the Capitol Building in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Protesters march around the Capitol Building as they rally against the Senate GOP healthcare bill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during a news conference with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, about Republican legislation overhauling the Obama health care law. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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"Jones," an assistance dog, watches the goings on, as her owner, Cindy Singletary, right, and her mother Bobbie Singletary, both of Biloxi, join others calling for support of Medicaid, during a peaceful protest in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, June 29, 2017. Medicaid recipients, social service activists and representatives and Medicaid supporters staged protests outside the offices of both of Mississippi's Republican senators, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker. Cindy receives Medicaid care because of complications of dwarfism. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) ** FILE **
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Mario Henderson leads chants of "save Medicaid," as other social service activists, Medicaid recipients and their supporters stage a protest outside the building that houses the offices of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Jackson, Miss. About 35 participants began the morning with a protest at Cochran's office, while sending some representatives to meet with his staff. By mid afternoon, the same group continued their outdoor protest at the federal courthouse where U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., maintains offices. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., second from left, and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., third from left, meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
