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House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announces that he is abruptly pulling the troubled Republican health care overhaul bill off the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. Just a few months ago, Republicans were cheering their good fortune, an all-Republican monopoly in Washington and the opportunity to push a conservative agenda to remake the federal government. After the health care vote, it’s clear winning can’t overcome the deep divisions in their ranks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles performs at the Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Memorial Service at The Forest Lawn on Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
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The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles performs at the Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Memorial Service at The Forest Lawn on Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
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An anti-President Donald Trump protester is taken into custody at a pro-Trump march in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Saturday, March 25, 2017. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Bill Haas watches his tee shot on the first hole during the round of 16 play at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament at Austin County Club, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Dustin Johnson chips to the green on the seventh hole during quarterfinal play at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament at Austin County Club, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Soren Kjeldsen, of Denmark, watches his tee shot on the first hole during the round of 16 play at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament at Austin County Club, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Phil Mickelson walks to the first tee during the round of 16 play at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament at Austin County Club, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., center, whose conservative faction of the GOP bucked the Republican health care bill, heads to caucus meeting in the basement of the Capitol before House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announces that he is abruptly pulling their troubled health care bill off the House floor, in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2017, file photo photo, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on the Federal budget in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Trump wants to tackle tax reform, but the loss on health care deals a blow to that effort. The loss on health care deprives Republicans of $1 trillion in tax cuts, and the GOP is just as divided on what steps to take. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., left, react at a joke from Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., center, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. Republican leaders have abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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FILE - In this file photo taken June 15, 2010, inmates return to their cells at the Idaho State Correctional Institution in Boise, Idaho. Idaho inmates are asking a federal judge to hold the state in contempt after they say prison officials repeatedly violated a settlement plan in a long-running lawsuit over health care, leading to serious injuries and even the deaths of some prisoners. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, File)
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This Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, displayed on a laptop computer screen in Washington. Millions of Americans will still need to navigate the current federal health care system in the coming months no matter what happens in Congress — whether the Republican plan to replace “Obamacare” is resurrected in some form after it was pulled on Friday, March 24, 2017, or if it never comes back. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, answers questions after he presented HB 340 during a legislative session, Friday, March 24, 2017, in Atlanta. Legislation that increases taxes on consumers who purchase used cars passed the state Senate Friday. House Bill 340, sponsored by Rep. Shaw Blackmon, R-Bonaire, is designed to rectify a 2012 law that allows used-car dealers to benefit from the tax structure. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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FILE - In this April 24, 2014, file photo, Rep. Dane Eagle, R-Cape Coral, listens to debate on the floor of the House of Representatives, in Tallahassee, Fla. Republican lawmakers have so far shown unwavering support for stricter policies on immigration, even when those opposing the measures say the language opens up local municipalities to "frivolous litigation" for going against federal court rulings and in some cases the U.S. Constitution. Eagle sees his bill on sentencing as a back-up plan in case federal authorities fail in their mission to deport people who commit crimes while in the country illegally. "The bill keeps them locked up longer so they are not committing crimes and perhaps when the federal government does decide to step up, they will know where they are," Eagles said. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)
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Senior Minister Meg Barnhouse poses for a photo at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Close to two dozen churches and religious groups and three unions in and around Austin have joined the Austin Sanctuary Network, agreeing to offer food, clothing, funding, volunteer time or a physical sanctuary for people who entered the country illegally and are fighting deportation. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Senior Minister Meg Barnhouse poses for a photo in a classroom that can be converted to a living area at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Close to two dozen churches and religious groups and three unions in and around Austin have joined the Austin Sanctuary Network, agreeing to offer food, clothing, funding, volunteer time or a physical sanctuary for people who entered the country illegally and are fighting deportation. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Senior Minister Meg Barnhouse poses for a photo in a classroom that can be converted to a living area at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Close to two dozen churches and religious groups and three unions in and around Austin have joined the Austin Sanctuary Network, agreeing to offer food, clothing, funding, volunteer time or a physical sanctuary for people who entered the country illegally and are fighting deportation. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 photo, Hilda Ramirez, an immigrant living illegally in the U.S, and her son Ivan enter St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, in Austin, Texas. Hilda and Ivan, from Guatemala, have taken refuge at the church for more than a year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 photo, Hilda Ramirez, an immigrant living illegally in the U.S, and her son Ivan walk past the their living area at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, in Austin, Texas. Hilda and Ivan, from Guatemala, have taken refuge at the church for more than a year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
