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The Kansas Senate made its final vote 25-14 Tuesday, March, 28, 2017, to expand KanCare, the state's Medicaid program, failing to garner enough votes to override should Gov. Sam Brownback veto the bill. (Thad Allton /The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y., flanked by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., right rear, speaks with reporters following a closed-door strategy session, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y. speaks with reporters following a closed-door strategy session, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Rep. Tony Bacala, R-Prairieville, asks questions as the House Appropriations Committee opened its budget hearings at the state Capitol on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte).
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This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Raul Cortez. A federal appeals court has rejected claims from 36-year-old Cortez that his lawyers were deficient at his trial for a quadruple fatal shooting in McKinney in 2004 and upheld the conviction. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
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This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Rick Rhoades. A federal appeals court is allowing Rhoades, an inmate on Texas death row for nearly 25 years for a double slaying in Houston, to move forward with an appeal. In the Houston case involving Rhoades, 52, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to consider whether his trial judge in 1992 was wrong during the sentencing phase to exclude from jurors childhood photos depicting Rhoades in normal happy activities to show he was nonviolent and would do well in a prison environment. The judge had ruled the photos were irrelevant.(Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a protest against Israeli army conscription in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Ultra-Orthodox leaders say they serve the Jewish nation through religious study and prayer and fear integration in the army threatens their insular, pious lifestyle. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a protest against Israeli army conscription in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Ultra-Orthodox leaders say they serve the Jewish nation through religious study and prayer and fear integration in the army threatens their insular, pious lifestyle. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a protest against Israeli army conscription in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Ultra-Orthodox leaders say they serve the Jewish nation through religious study and prayer and fear integration in the army threatens their insular, pious lifestyle. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a protest against Israeli army conscription in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Ultra-Orthodox leaders say they serve the Jewish nation through religious study and prayer and fear integration in the army threatens their insular, pious lifestyle. The sign reads: "We and our sons are ready to die to preserve our souls and not enlist in the army." (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a protest against Israeli army conscription in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Ultra-Orthodox leaders say they serve the Jewish nation through religious study and prayer and fear integration in the army threatens their insular, pious lifestyle.The sign on the left reads: "Israeli police: I'm also waiting for you at 3 a.m. There is no need for handcuffs" and on the right: "We and our sons are ready to die to preserve our souls and not enlist in the army." (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a protest against Israeli army conscription in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Ultra-Orthodox leaders say they serve the Jewish nation through religious study and prayer and fear integration in the army threatens their insular, pious lifestyle. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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FILE - In this March 16, 2017 file photo, copies of President Donald Trump's first budget are displayed at the Government Printing Office in Washington. resident Donald Trump is proposing immediate budget cuts of $18 billion from programs like medical research, infrastructure and community grants so U.S. taxpayers, not Mexico, can cover the downpayment on the border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 7, 2017, file photo, Oakland Athletics' Sonny Gray throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Ariz. Ace right-hander Gray had high hopes for a fast start after the frustration of last season. Now, he's hurt again and will begin the season on the disabled list. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
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FILE-In this Jan. 18, 2017 file photo, Chrycynthia Davis, mother of Kharon Davis, poses for a portrait inside the doorway of her home while holding a poster she made for her son during an interview for the Associated Press, in Dothan, Ala. Kharon Davis was 22-years-old when he was arrested on a capitol murder charge in 2007 and booked into the Houston County Jail. Alabama prosecutors said Monday, March 27, 2017, they will not seek the death penalty against Davis who has been jailed for nearly 10 years while he awaits trial. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2009, file photo, the shadow of a helicopter hovers over feral pigs near Mertzon, Texas. Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill to allow hunters to shoot feral hogs from helicopters. Aerial gunners are already used to help control feral swine in Oklahoma, but the work can only be done by trained, licensed contractors with support from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 7, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Kevin Gausman warms up during the first inning of a exhibition baseball game against the Dominican Republic in Sarasota, Fla. Former first-round picks Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy stand atop a rotation that will start the season without ace Chris Tillman, who’s nursing a shoulder injury that will keep him on the disabled list through opening day. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks at the 2017 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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FILE - This Feb. 14, 2017, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has sided with a Texas death row inmate Bobby James Moore who claims he should not be executed because he is intellectually disabled. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows inmate Bobby Moore. The U.S. The Supreme Court has sided with a Texas death row inmate Moore who claims he should not be executed because he is intellectually disabled. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP, File)
