Richard Snyder

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The Michigan House is expected to approve Gov. Rick Snyder's plan for expanding Medicare that requires beneficiaries to cover co-payments, among other conditions. He is one of several GOP leaders to buck near-blanket opposition to within their party. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses Detroit Regional Chamber members in Detroit on Feb. 11, 2013. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at a news conference in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is interviewed in his office in Lansing, Mich., Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. The governor said he's giving close scrutiny to gun legislation that would allow concealed weapons in churches and schools. Snyder told The Associated Press that his public safety concerns have been heightened and "deserve extra consideration" following a mass shooting that left 26 people Ã³ including 20 children Ã³ dead at a Connecticut elementary school. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign his state’s right-to-work law this week. After Indiana became the Midwest’s first right-to-work state, it gained about 43,000 jobs and Michigan lost 7,300. (Associated Press)

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President Obama and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (right) are met by (from left) Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, Rep. John D. Dingell, Sen. Carl Levin and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder after stepping off Air Force One upon arriving at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, before going to the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)