Social Issues

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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill as Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell plans to release a draft of the GOP's long-awaited health care bill which represents the Republicans' long-awaited attempt to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's health care law, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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File--In this April 14, 2014 photo, Hamamatou Harouna, 10, crawls to the restroom on the grounds of the Catholic Church where she and hundreds of others found refuge in Carnot, Central African Republic. Human Rights Watch says people with disabilities in Central African Republic are at high risk during attacks and forced displacement, facing neglect in an ongoing humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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In this May 4, 2016, file photo, Duncan Wallace drives a golf cart from his house to his golf club as a group of landscape workers take a break in Vista, Calif. The United States is growing older and more ethnically diverse, a trend that is could put strains on government programs from Medicare to education, the Census Bureau reported Thursday, June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

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Mourners hold signs and flowers as they listen to speakers Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Reston, Va., during a vigil in honor of Nabra Hassanen, who was killed over the weekend. Islamic leaders are questioning Virginia detectives' insistence that the beating death of Nabar appears to have been a case of road rage, saying the attack looks all too much like a hate crime. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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A mourner wipes a tear during a rally for Nabra Hassanen during a vigil in honor of Hassanen, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Reston, Va. Islamic leaders are questioning Virginia detectives' insistence that the beating death of Hassanen appears to have been a case of road rage, saying the attack looks all too much like a hate crime. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Mahmoud Hassanen Aboras, father of Nabra Hassanen, left, sits with family as he listens to speakers Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Reston, Va., during a vigil in honor of Nabar, who was killed over the weekend. Islamic leaders are questioning Virginia detectives' insistence that the beating death of Nabar appears to have been a case of road rage, saying the attack looks all too much like a hate crime. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Mahmoud Hassanen Aboras, father of Nabra Hassanen, right, gets a hug from a supporter Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Reston, Va., prior to the start of a vigil in honor of Nabar, who was killed over the weekend. Islamic leaders are questioning Virginia detectives' insistence that the beating death of Nabar appears to have been a case of road rage, saying the attack looks all too much like a hate crime. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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This Saturday, April 15, 2017, photograph shows the entrance to the GEO Group's immigrant detention facility in Aurora, Colo. People once held in a privately run Colorado immigration detention center are challenging the system used to keep it clean and maintained, arguing it borders on slavery. They have won the right to sue GEO Group on behalf of an estimated 60,000 people held at its detention center near Denver over a decade. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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In this Saturday, April 15, 2017, photograph, the entrance to the GEO Group's immigrant detention facility is shown in Aurora, Colo. People once held in a privately run Colorado immigration detention center are challenging the system used to keep it clean and maintained, arguing it borders on slavery. They have won the right to sue GEO Group on behalf of an estimated 60,000 people held at its detention center near Denver over a decade. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Young women in many cases have survived harrowing journeys north, some of them pregnant from being raped along the way. They are entitled under law to medical care, which can mean abortion — sometimes at taxpayer expense. (Associated Press/File)

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Due Diligence for Our Refugee Programs Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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During a speech at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, President Trump proposed new immigration rules. He also commented on Karen Handel's victory in Georgia, the proposed border wall with Mexico and tax cuts. (Associated Press)

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In this May 23, 2017, photo, Ron Marshall, right, talks with Katie Hofacker at Creative Foundations in Marysville, Ohio. The studio is one of four in central Ohio employing people with developmental disabilities. (Dean Narciso/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

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In this May 23, 2017, photo, Ron Marshall paints at Creative Foundations in Marysville, Ohio. The studio is one of four in central Ohio employing people with developmental disabilities. (Dean Narciso/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

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Democratic senators hold a hearing hosted by Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., center, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., about how they say the GOP health care bill could hurt rural Americans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was expected to push for a vote next week on the legislation, which would eliminate much of Obama's 2010 overhaul and leave government with a diminished role in providing coverage and helping people afford it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, with Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., right, join other Democratic senators at a hearing hosted by the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee about how the GOP health care bill could hurt rural Americans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was expected to push for a vote next week on the legislation, which would eliminate much of Obama's 2010 overhaul and leave government with a diminished role in providing coverage and helping people afford it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens as Democratic senators hold a hearing hosted by Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., about how the GOP health care bill could hurt rural Americans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, center, R-Western Springs, on the House floor Wednesday, June 21, 2017 on the first day of a special session. Gov. Bruce Rauner called lawmakers to Springfield in an effort to reach a budget deal before the end of the month. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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FILE- In this Feb. 28, 2017 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers his budget address at the New Jersey State House in Trenton, N.J. Christie is ramping up his attack on the state's largest health insurer, announcing penalties and legislation that would change the oversight of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield as the governor attempts to get them to turn over some of their surplus money to help address the state's opioid crisis. The dispute has also become part of the state's budget debate. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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FILE - In this Saturday, June 17, 2017, file photo, Bill Cosby exits the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial was declared in his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa. Judge Steven O'Neill who presided over Cosby's sexual assault trial is weighing whether to make public the identities of the jurors who deadlocked in the case. He said he would rule by Wednesday, June 21. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)