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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, is "closely monitoring" proposed health insurance plan rates before the "Obamacare" exchanges kick in 2014.

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**FILE** Lee Medina, an employee at Dan D Party Corner in Cheyenne, Wyo., stands near a close-to-empty helium tank used to fill balloons on Sept. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)

Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland Republican, asked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about a provision in the federal health care law mandating contraception coverage. (Associated Press)

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Former Ghana President John Kufuor, left, speaks with former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao at the dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Thursday, April 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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D.C. United midfielder Kyle Porter, left, battles for the ball against Philadelphia Union midfielder Keon Daniel (26) during the second half of an MLS soccer game on Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Washington. The Union won 3-2. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Job seekers wait in line to talk with prospective employers at the Edison Career Fair in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township, N.J., on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Job seekers meet with prospective employers at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

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Adjunct English professor for J. Sargent Reynolds Community College, J. Gabriel Scala, collects papers from her students at her class at the school in Richmond, Va., Wednesday April , 24, 2013. Many adjunct instructors at Virginia's 23 community colleges will see their hours cut starting this summer thanks to Virginia's response to the new federal health reform law. Under the new federal law, employers are obliged to provide health benefits for any employee who works 30 hours or more. Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell responded in February by directing that all part-time state employees work 29 hours or less to avoid the 30-hour threshold. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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"Despite the promises made by President Obama Obamacare is causing health insurance premiums to rise," says Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican. A bill he has introduced "would bring much-needed transparency to the onslaught of higher costs families will be facing."

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The Senate's bipartisan "Gang of Eight" holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, April 18, 2013. In front from left to right are Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican; Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat; Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican; and Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican. The legislation would dramatically remake the U.S. immigration system by ushering in new visa programs for low- and high-skilled workers, requiring a tough new focus on border security, instituting a new requirement for all employers to check the legal status of their workers, and installing a path to citizenship for 11 million immigrants in the country illegally. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)