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FILE - In this June 22, 2017, file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., walks through a group of reporters after Republicans released their long-awaited bill to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act at the Capitol in Washington. Conservatives and liberals alike in Wisconsin both see hope in Johnson's steadfast refusal to back the current version of the GOP Senate health care bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 20, 2017 file photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, pauses for a reporter's question as he arrives at a closed-door GOP strategy session on the Republican health care overhaul with Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and others, at the Capitol in Washington. Days after it's release, Portman faces intense pressure back home to oppose the Senate’s GOP health care bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, joined by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, speaks during a new conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017, about the Senate Republicans health care bill. Senate Republicans unveil a revised health care bill in hopes of securing support from wavering GOP lawmakers, including one who calls the drive to whip his party's bill through the Senate this week "a little offensive." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, pauses as he speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. Senate Republicans unveil a revised health care bill in hopes of securing support from wavering GOP lawmakers, including one who calls the drive to whip his party's bill through the Senate this week "a little offensive." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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The administration building of the South Carolina Department of Correction in Columbia, S.C., is seen here on June 14, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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This undated photo released by Kirkland Correctional Institution shows Jason Kelley in Columbia, S.C. Determined not to spend their lives in prison, two inmates decided to court the death penalty by turning their cell block into a slaughterhouse, Denver Simmons tells The Associated Press. In the course of about a half-hour, he says he and his partner lured four fellow inmates to his cell and killed them. Kelley was one the four victims. (Kirkland Correctional Institution via AP)

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This undated photo released by Kirkland Correctional Institution shows John King in Columbia, S.C. Determined not to spend their lives in prison, two inmates decided to court the death penalty by turning their cell block into a slaughterhouse, Denver Simmons tells The Associated Press. In the course of about a half-hour, he says he and his partner lured four fellow inmates to his cell and killed them. King was one the four victims. (Kirkland Correctional Institution via AP)

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This undated photo released by Kirkland Correctional Institution shows Jimmy Ham in Columbia, S.C. Determined not to spend their lives in prison, two inmates decided to court the death penalty by turning their cell block into a slaughterhouse, Denver Simmons tells The Associated Press. In the course of about a half-hour, he says he and his partner lured four fellow inmates to his cell and killed them. Ham was one the four victims. (Kirkland Correctional Institution via AP)

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This undated photo released by Kirkland Correctional Institution shows William Scruggs in Columbia, S.C. Determined not to spend their lives in prison, two inmates decided to court the death penalty by turning their cell block into a slaughterhouse, Denver Simmons tells The Associated Press. In the course of about a half-hour, he says he and his partner lured four fellow inmates to his cell and killed them. Scruggs was one the four victims. (Kirkland Correctional Institution via AP)

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Jacob Philip. South Carolina inmate Denver Simmons has said he and another convicted murderer Philip strangled four fellow prisoners in a bid to get the death penalty. Simmons told The Associated Press in a series of telephone calls that he and Philip plotted the April 7 killings at Kirkland Correctional Institution for months. Both men were sentenced to life without parole for double murderers. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Denver Simmons. South Carolina inmate Simmons said he and another convicted murderer Jacob Philip strangled four fellow prisoners in a bid to get the death penalty. Simmons told The Associated Press in a series of telephone calls that he and Philip plotted the April 7 killings at Kirkland Correctional Institution for months. Both men were sentenced to life without parole for double murderers. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)

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Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is back in court, this time as a defendant. He is accused of willfully disobeying an injunction barring him from enforcing federal immigration laws. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on duplication in government programs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on draining the Washington swamp by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

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Tax Cutm Legislation Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, center, appears on the House floor on the first day of a special session in Springfield, Ill. Durkin said Monday, June 26, 2017, that his team is negotiating with Democrats over changes to workers' compensation, money-saving changes to pension benefits and a four-year property tax freeze to go with a four-year income tax increase. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

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Around 300 supporters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque, N.M., in support of Iraqi refugee Kadhim Al-bumohammed on Monday, June 26, 2017. Al-bumohammed is facing possible deportation back to Iraqi. Supporters say Al-bumohammed helped train U.S. soldiers going to Iraq and will face death if he's deported. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

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Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester speaks in support for Kadhim Al-bumohammed, a 64-year-old Iraqi refugee in the U.S., at an Albuquerque rally on Monday, June 26, 2017. Around 300 supporters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque, N.M., in support of Al-bumohammed who may face deportation. Supporters say Al-bumohammed helped train U.S. soldiers going to Iraq and will face death if he's deported. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

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Kadhim Al-bumohammed, kneeling right, a 64-year-old Iraqi refugee in the U.S., listens to speakers at an Albuquerque rally in his honor on Monday, June 26, 2017. Around 300 supporters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque, N.M., in support of Al-bumohammed who may face deportation. Supporters say Al-bumohammed helped train U.S. soldiers going to Iraq and will face death if he's deported. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

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Kadhim Al-bumohammed, center, a 64-year-old Iraqi refugee in the U.S., listens to speakers at an Albuquerque rally in his honor on Monday, June 26, 2017. Around 300 supporters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque, N.M., in support of Al-bumohammed who may face deportation. Supporters say Al-bumohammed helped train U.S. soldiers going to Iraq and will face death if he's deported. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)