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Tragedy of American Drugs Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson smiles at a news conference about a federal appeals court's refusal to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Seattle. The ruling dealt another legal setback to the new administration's immigration policy. In a unanimous decision, the panel of three judges from the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban and allowed previously barred travelers to enter the U.S. An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is possible. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Members of the media line outside the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, dealing another legal setback to the new administration's immigration policy. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
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Security officers are seen outside the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, dealing another legal setback to the new administration's immigration policy. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
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Activity is seen outside the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, dealing another legal setback to the new administration's immigration policy. The states said Trump's travel ban harmed individuals, businesses and universities. Citing Trump's campaign promise to stop Muslims from entering the U.S., they said the ban unconstitutionally blocked entry to people based on religion. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
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Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, center, conducts a meeting in his office, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Two bills have been introduced in the Washington state Legislature with the goal of making sure that even if national Republicans and President Donald Trump follow through on their promise to repeal the Obama-era national health care law, that preventative health coverage benefits remain intact in the state. Kreidler said that he supports the measures, but acknowledged that they maybe premature until details of federal-level plans are known. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler poses for a photo, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in his office at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Two bills have been introduced in the Washington state Legislature with the goal of making sure that even if national Republicans and President Donald Trump follow through on their promise to repeal the Obama-era national health care law, that preventative health coverage benefits remain intact in the state. Kreidler said that he supports the measures, but acknowledged that they maybe premature until details of federal-level plans are known. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Members of the family of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, left, stand with supporters at a news conference in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix. Garcia de Rayos was deported Thursday Feb. 9, 2017 morning after protests. The advocates say she is among the first immigrants to be deported under new policies by President Donald Trump as he cracks down on illegal immigration (AP Photo/Steve Fluty)
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In this Thursday Feb. 9, 2017, photo, the family of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos stands behind her attorney, Ray Ybarra Maldonado, as he speaks in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix. Garcia de Rayos was deported Thursday Feb. 9, 2017, after protests. The advocates say she is among the first immigrants to be deported under new policies by President Donald Trump as he cracks down on illegal immigration (AP Photo/Astrid Galvan)
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The Homeland Security Department headquarters in Washington is seen here on June 5, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE*
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FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2011, file photo, Eric Rego stitches boots in the facility where LL Bean boots are assembled in Brunswick, Maine. L.L. Bean will freeze its pensions and offer an early retirement program in 2018 as it seeks to control growing expenses. Steve Smith, the Maine-based retailer's CEO, is making the announcement in a memo and in meetings with workers on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, The HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington. More than 12.2 million people have signed up for coverage nationwide this year under the Obama-era health care law as the new Trump administration and the GOP-led Congress remain committed to its repeal. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu waves for a standing ovation by legislators during his budget address at the State House in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Sununu presented his plan for the next two-year state budget, kicking off a months-long legislative process of perfecting the state's plan for how to spend its money. Behind Sununu are N.H. Senate President Chuck Morse, right, and N.H. Speaker of the House Shawn Jasper, left. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu speaks to legislators during his budget address at the State House in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Sununu presented his plan for the next two-year state budget, kicking off a months-long legislative process of perfecting the state's plan for how to spend its money. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu speaks to legislators during his budget address at the State House in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Sununu presented his plan for the next two-year state budget, kicking off a months-long legislative process of perfecting the state's plan for how to spend its money. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, right, speaks to legislators during his budget address at the State House in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Sununu presented his plan for the next two-year state budget, kicking off a months-long legislative process of perfecting the state's plan for how to spend its money. With Sununu are N.H. Senate President Chuck Morse, center, and N.H. Speaker of the House Shawn Jasper, left. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, left, pauses for a standing ovation by legislators during his budget address at the State House in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Sununu presented his plan for the next two-year state budget, kicking off a months-long legislative process of perfecting the state's plan for how to spend its money. With Sununu are N.H. Senate President Chuck Morse, right, and N.H. Speaker of the House Shawn Jasper, center. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu pauses as he addresses legislators his budget address at the Statehouse in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Sununu presented his plan for the next two-year state budget, kicking off a months-long legislative process of perfecting the state's plan for how to spend its money. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu waves as he arrives to address legislators at his budget address at the State House in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Sununu presented his plan for the next two-year state budget, kicking off a months-long legislative process of perfecting the state's plan for how to spend its money. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, answers questions from reporters after the Senate canceled a debate over budget-balancing proposals, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Hensley says GOP leaders should drop efforts to cut education funding to help balance the state budget (AP Photo/John Hanna)
