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Labor secretary-designate Alex Acosta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at his conformation before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Labor secretary-designate Alexander Acosta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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White House Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway, center, and National Economic Council director Gary Cohn arrive for a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, between President Donald Trump and Republicans to discuss health care. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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FILE - In this March 29, 2016, file photo, United States' Hilary Knight celebrates after scoring against Finland goaltender Meeri Raisanen during a women's world hockey championships game in Kamloops, British Columbia. The U.S. women’s national team says discussions with USA Hockey over an ongoing wage dispute were productive and will continue this week. The team released a statement Monday night, March 20, after a lengthy meeting that included almost 20 players and top executives from USA Hockey. Players announced last week they’d boycott the upcoming world championships in Plymouth, Michigan, unless significant progress was made toward a labor agreement. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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In this March 11, 2017 photo, Stephanie Bushey, right, uses sign language and eye movements to communicate with her daughter, Katie, at their home in West Chazy, N.Y. Katie, who lost her vocal and motor skills at birth, relies on assistance from home health aides during the day while her mother is at work. Advocates for the disabled, elderly and chronically ill in New York are concerned the state’s move to a $15 minimum wage could deepen a shortage of home health aides. (AP Photo/Anna Gronewold)
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In this March 11, 2017 photo, Stephanie Bushey reads to her daughter Katie Bushey, 32, at their home in West Chazy, N.Y. Katie lost her vocal and motor skills at birth relies on assistance from home health aides during the day while Stephanie is at work. Advocates for the disabled, elderly and chronically ill in New York are concerned the state’s move to a $15 minimum wage could deepen a shortage of home health aides. (AP Photo/Anna Gronewold)
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Evangelicals, who helped push President Trump into office, seek to hold the president's feet to the fire on religious freedom issues, including reversing Obama-era anti-discrimination hiring rules for federal contracts. (Associated Press)
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Luis Rios helps a customer buy health insurance in Utah, where officials are reviewing the effects of the House Republicans' plan. (Associated Press)
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In this Thursday, March 16, 2017 photo, Lisa Schwetschenau poses for a photo in Omaha, Neb. A new report said the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would raise health insurance costs in Nebraska faster than in most other states. Schwetschenau suffers from multiple sclerosis and is afraid that she'll lose some of the essential benefits she relied on after her diagnosis – physical therapy, mental health treatment to deal with the stress. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Thursday, March 16, 2017 photo, Lisa Schwetschenau poses for a photo in Omaha, Neb. A new report said the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would raise health insurance costs in Nebraska faster than in most other states. Schwetschenau suffers from multiple sclerosis and is afraid that she'll lose some of the essential benefits she relied on after her diagnosis – physical therapy, mental health treatment to deal with the stress. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Anna Holloway poses for a photo at her home in Norman, Okla., Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Holloway, 60, who received tax subsidies to purchase health insurance on the federal exchange, said she's fearful the new GOP plan could price her out of the market for health insurance. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Anna Holloway poses for a photo at her home in Norman, Okla., Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Holloway, 60, who received tax subsidies to purchase health insurance on the federal exchange, said she's fearful the new GOP plan could price her out of the market for health insurance. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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In this Thursday, March 16, 2017, photo, a Cleveland policeman stands watch during an NBA basketball game between the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Cleveland. The city of Cleveland is discussing the creation of a pilot program to test the feasibility of Cleveland police officers wearing body cameras while working part-time jobs in uniform at events like Cleveland Cavaliers home games. The monitoring team overseeing a reform-minded agreement between the city and Justice Department plans to ask a federal judge to require such a policy.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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In this Thursday, March 16, 2017, a Cleveland policeman stands watch during an NBA basketball game between the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Cleveland. The city of Cleveland is discussing the creation of a pilot program to test the feasibility of Cleveland police officers wearing body cameras while working part-time jobs in uniform at events like Cleveland Cavaliers home games. The monitoring team overseeing a reform-minded agreement between the city and Justice Department plans to ask a federal judge to require such a policy.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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FILE - In this July 16, 2013, file photo, an IBM logo is displayed in Berlin, Vt. IBM reports financial results Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. IBM says it will hire 2,000 U.S. veterans over the next four years as part of a broader expansion plan.The company said in December that it hopes to hire 25,000 people over the next four years, partly for what it calls “new collar jobs” where a four-year degree isn’t necessarily required. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 file photo, demonstrators, including Italian airliner Alitalia's workers, gather during a strike in front of Leonardo da Vinci International airport in Fiumicino, some 30 kilometers from Rome. Unions representing Alitalia workers on Friday, March 17, 2017, announced a strike on April 5 to protest deep job and salary cuts as part of a new plan to relaunch the struggling airline. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
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In this picture taken Wednesday, May 7, 2014, Alitalia planes are parked on the tarmac prior to take off from the Linate airport, in Milan, Italy. Unions representing Alitalia workers on Friday, March 17, 2017, announced a strike on April 5 to protest deep job and salary cuts as part of a new plan to relaunch the struggling airline. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Putting ill will of the Republican presidential race behind him, President Trump has engaged in diplomacy with those he has to work with on Capitol Hill. His spokesman rejects assertions that he is being bamboozled about the health care repeal-and-replace plan. (Associated Press)
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FILE--In this Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, speaks in Salem, Ore. Preparing for federal abortion restrictions and health-care cuts, Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban interference in terminating a pregnancy, and would ensure that health-care services related to reproductive health are fully covered by insurance. Kotek says the measure makes sure all reproductive health care is affordable and accessible. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)
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In this Monday, March 13, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
