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State Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, talks about his Medicaid expansion bill at a rally on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. Nevers said Louisiana's voters should decide whether to offer free health insurance to thousands of working poor in the state. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

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This Friday, April 18, 2014, photo shows an original desk and a three-legged chair designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for workers at the SC Johnson Administration Building in Racine, Wis. Most employees' chairs were later modified to have four legs because employees kept tipping over. (AP Photo/M.L. Johnson)

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Inspector General Brian Miller has testified about waste at the General Services Administration, but recovering New Deal artwork has given his agents a chance to work with federal workers in a more collaborative way. (Associated Press)

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Aurora, Ill., Mayor Tom Weisner accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Aurora, Ill., Mayor Tom Weisner, right, accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Peoria, Ill., Mayor Jim Ardis accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Northbrook, Ill., Mayor Sandy Frum, right, accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Northbrook, Ill., Mayor Sandy Frum, right, accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Rockford, Ill., Mayor Larry Morrissey, right, accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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CORRECTS FROM 2013 TO 2014 - Swan Lockett stands in her Houston apartment Monday, April 21, 2014. Lockett said she was unable to get an affordable health care plan on the federal marketplace. The federal health care overhaul is providing coverage for millions of Americans, but it has only chipped away at one of its core goals to sharply reduce the number of people without insurance. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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CORRECTS FROM 2013 TO 2014 - Swan Lockett stands for a photo in the courtyard of her apartment complex, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Houston. Lockett said she was unable to get an affordable health care plan on the federal marketplace. The federal health care overhaul is providing coverage for millions of Americans, but it has only chipped away at one of its core goals to sharply reduce the number of people without insurance. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Swan Lockett stands for a photo in the doorway of her Houston apartment, Monday, April 21, 2014. Lockett said she was unable to get an affordable health care plan on the federal marketplace. The federal health care overhaul is providing coverage for millions of Americans, but it has only chipped away at one of its core goals to sharply reduce the number of people without insurance. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)