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President Barack Obama, followed by Rep. Gary Peters. D-Mich., waves as they arrive on Air Force One at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Mich., Wednesday, April 2, 2014. The president will speak at the University of Michigan about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama greets people on the tarmac upon his arrival on Air Force One at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Mich., Wednesday, April 2, 2014, before traveling to the University of Michigan to speak about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama prepares to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, April 2, 2014, en route to the University of Michigan to speak about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama gives the thumbs up as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, April 2, 2014, en route to the University of Michigan to speak about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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In this Wednesday, March 26, 2014 photo, Ken Voorhees cuts a board while building a stairway for a customer in Lisbon, Maine. Voorhees, who is self-employed, signed up for health insurance with Maine Health Community Options. Overall, consumers signing up for health insurance on the marketplaces created under President Barack Obama’s landmark health care law have consistently turned to big-name insurers over smaller nonprofits and startups. But Maine has gone the other way, with a vast majority of residents putting their trust in the new nonprofit co-op. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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In this Wednesday, March 26, 2014 photo, Ken Voorhees examines a board for defects while building a stairway for a customer in Lisbon, Maine. Voorhees, who is self-employed, signed up for health insurance with Maine Health Community Options. The nonprofit cooperative is capturing about 80 percent of the customers in the state seeking coverage under the health care law. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)