General Assembly

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Pakistani journalists attend a candlelight vigil to observe the World Press Freedom Day, which was declared by the U.N. General Assembly in 1993, on Friday, May 3, 2019, in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner acknowledges Republican lawmakers as he approaches the dais to deliver his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly at the Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly at the Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 photo, citizens pack a public hearing on a proposed casino in East Windsor, Conn. The Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes seek approval from the General Assembly to build a jointly owned casino in either East Windsor or Windsor Locks to help compete with the MGM Resorts International casino under construction in Springfield, Mass. (Jim Michaud/Journal Inquirer via AP)

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FILE - In this June 19, 2015 file photo, the Confederate flag flies near the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. The General Assembly returns Monday, July 6, 2015, to discuss what to do with the rebel flag that has flown over some part of the Statehouse for more than 50 years. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, File)

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The General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) meets this week in Orlando, Florida.

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North Carolina House of Representatives Sergeant-at-Arms Clyde Cook Jr., center, huddles with General Assembly Officer C. Honeycutt, far left, and Speaker of the House Thom Tillis' executive assistant William Morales, back to camera, as activists Jason McCullen, 22, of Raleigh, left in doorway, and Pastor Rubye Harris, right, listen in, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C. Fifteen activists held a sit-in at Tillis' office. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Corey Lowenstein)

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Martin Luther King III, his wife, Arndrea, sister Bernice and members of the General Assembly watch Governor Nathan Deal sign legislation related to the Martin Luther King Jr tribute statue at the state Capitol Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Tuesday marks the last day the governor can sign bills into law. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn acknowledges applause before delivering his annual budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the state Capitol March 26, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, top, and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, bottom, shake hands before Quinn delivers the State Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)