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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador American actress Angelina Jolie, left, sits next to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Italian Filippo Grandi, during The annual lecture of the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
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Becca Heller of the International Refugee Assistance Project, center, flanked by Omar Jadwat of the ACLU, left, and Justin Cox of the National Immigration Law Center, representing the plaintiffs, speaks to reporters outside court in Beltsville, Md., Wednesday, March 15, 2017. A federal judge in Maryland says he will issue a ruling in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Becca Heller of the International Refugee Assistance Project, center, flanked by Omar Jadwat of the ACLU, left, and Justin Cox of the National Immigration Law Center, representing the plaintiffs, speaks to reporters outside court in Beltsville, Md., Wednesday, March 15, 2017. A federal judge in Maryland says he will issue a ruling in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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This May 10, 2007 file photo shows the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Kathleen Lange, File) **FILE**
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a vociferous opponent of the House Republican healthcare reform plan, referring to it as "Obamacare light," discusses the bill before a TV interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March, 15, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a vociferous opponent of the House Republican healthcare reform plan, referring to it as "Obamacare light," discusses the bill before a TV interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE- This Oct. 7, 2002, file photo shows Alabama's lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
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File-In this Thursday, June 27, 2013 file photo, Sen. Hank Sanders, center, and other black leaders gather on the steps of the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. Sanders is one lawmaker and he's waging a nearly two-decade battle to repeal Alabama's death penalty. He has unsuccessfully introduced bills year after year to end capital punishment in his Southern state.(AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2017 file photo, Michael Boone poses for a portrait in his Gary Ind., home. It is the Republican proposed changes to Medicaid, which has become the largest source of federal revenue for states, that have drawn the most reaction since the Coordination of Benefits report was released. Under the Affordable Care Act, 31 states and the District of Columbia expanded their Medicaid programs, providing coverage to about 11 million Americans. Among those benefiting from Indiana's expansion is Boone. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2017 file photo, Michael Boone poses for a portrait in his Gary Ind., home. It is the Republican proposed changes to Medicaid, which has become the largest source of federal revenue for states, that have drawn the most reaction since the Coordination of Benefits report was released. Under the Affordable Care Act, 31 states and the District of Columbia expanded their Medicaid programs, providing coverage to about 11 million Americans. Among those benefiting from Indiana's expansion is Boone. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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Asked Sunday whether there is room in the party for people who are pro-life, the staunchly pro-choice House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi responded, "Of course." (Associated Press/File)
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President Trump and Cabinet members are key to the second phase of the American Health Care Act, but Republicans haven't outlined how the administration will release regulations to carry out the policies. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2016 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Jean Fuller, R-Bakersfield, left, huddles with Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, at the Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif. The Senate Republicans announced, Tuesday March 14, 2017, that they have elected Bates to succeed Fuller as leader of the Senate GOP effective in April. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Honduran immigrant Emma Membreno Sorto, right, reads a statement on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, about seeking refuge at a Quaker church in Albuquerque to avoid potential deportation by federal immigration authorities. The Friends Meeting House announced Tuesday volunteers will help give Membreno Sorto around-the-clock protection from federal immigration authorities while she stays in church facilities. The Quaker church in Albuquerque says it is joining churches across the country giving sanctuary shelter to immigrants facing deportation. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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Honduran immigrant Emma Membreno Sorto reads a statement on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 about seeking refuge at a Quaker church in Albuquerque to avoid potential deportation by federal immigration authorities. The Friends Meeting House announced Tuesday volunteers will help give Membreno Sorto around-the-clock protection from federal immigration authorities while she stays in church facilities. The Quaker church in Albuquerque says it is joining churches across the country giving sanctuary shelter to immigrants facing deportation. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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This undated image released by the U.S. Navy and provided by The San Diego Union-Tribune shows Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless. An indictment unsealed Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in federal court in San Diego alleged that retired Adm. Bruce Loveless and the other officers accepted the services of prostitutes, lavish meals and fancy trips from Leonard Francis in exchange for helping his company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia. (U.S. Navy/Courtesy The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
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FILE - In this March 31, 2014, file photo, a man, left, looks on as navigator Luis Rios phones in to the hotline while seeking help to buy health insurance at the Utah Health Policy Project, in Salt Lake City. Utah officials are reviewing how the state would be affected by a plan from congressional Republicans to replace President Barack Obama's health care law, but local health advocates say it could make coverage unaffordable for older people and the poor. Gov. Gary Herbert has said the proposal is a "starting point," for a replacement plan, and his office said Tuesday it does not yet know how the proposal would affect Utah's budget. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FILE - In this March 31, 2014, file photo, a man looks over information while seeking help to buy health insurance at the Utah Health Policy Project in Salt Lake City. Utah officials are reviewing how the state would be affected by a plan from congressional Republicans to replace President Barack Obama's health care law, but local health advocates say it could make coverage unaffordable for older people and the poor. Gov. Gary Herbert has said the proposal is a "starting point," for a replacement plan, and his office said Tuesday it does not yet know how the proposal would affect Utah's budget. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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Gov. Gary Herbert speaks during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Utah officials are reviewing how the state would be affected by a plan from congressional Republicans to replace President Barack Obama's health care law, but local health advocates say it could make coverage unaffordable for older people and the poor. Herbert has said the proposal is a "starting point," for a replacement plan, and his office said Tuesday, March 14, 2017, it does not yet know how the proposal would affect Utah's budget. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FILE - This March 1, 2017, file photo, the Utah State Capitol is shown, in Salt Lake City. Utah officials are reviewing how the state would be affected by a plan from congressional Republicans to replace President Barack Obama's health care law, but local health advocates say it could make coverage unaffordable for older people and the poor. Gov. Gary Herbert has said the proposal is a "starting point," for a replacement plan, and his office said Tuesday it does not yet know how the proposal would affect Utah's budget. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
