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In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 photo, Nicholas Novak poses for a photo in Lynwood, Ill. Novak, a part-time worker needed an operation and found out Medicaid would cover his $46,000 bill. The coverage was made eligible through Obama's Medicaid expansion. Medicaid has long been the stepchild of government health care programs. Now it's finally coming into its own, even as the 2016 presidential election could change its fate. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Britney Corbett oversees a ninth-grade math at Washington Leadership Academy in Northeast D.C. The Washington Teachers' Union, which represents public school teachers in the nation's capital and is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, has voiced support for charter school unions. (The Washington Times/File)

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In this Jan. 11, 2013, file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. More than 60 million retirees, disabled workers, spouses and children rely on monthly Social Security benefits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to supporters at a rally in support of Colorado Amendment 69, a ballot measure to set up the nation's first universal health-care system, on campus of the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colo., Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Amendment 69 would repeal the current health insurance system and make coverage universal. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Donald Trump supporter Peter Thiel co-founded Palantir Technologies, which is facing a Labor Department lawsuit accusing it of job discrimination. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Donald Trump continues to wage an aggressive campaign, and plans to continue. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnick)

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In this Nov. 6, 2016, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown, with students and teachers behind him, talks about Proposition 30 after voting in Oakland, Calif. Now, with the sales tax set to expire at the end of this year and income taxes on those who make more than $250,000 a year in 2019, the California Teachers Association and other labor unions want to keep the income taxes on the wealthy, which they say are again needed to “prevent $4 billion in cuts” to schools. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)

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This CD cover image released by Rock Ridge Music shows "American Wilderness," by Matt Hires. (Rock Ridge Music via AP)

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CORRECTS SPELLING TO RAHIMI INSTEAD OF RAHAMI - Ahmad Khan Rahimi, left, appears via video from his hospital bed in Newark, N.J., during a court hearing at the Union County Courthouse, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J. Rahami, accused of setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey in September, made his first court appearance on charges he tried to fatally shoot police officers trying to capture him. (Union County Courthouse via AP, Pool)

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The Cherry Creek School District in Colorado is defending a survey given to staff during diversity training sessions that asks employees to identify their white privilege. (Denver 7 News)

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Guatemala City Mayor Alvaro Arzu, left, and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza talk after signing a sister city agreement on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at Providence City Hall in Providence, RI. Arzu was Guatemala's president from 1996 through 2000. (AP Photo/Matt O'Brien)

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In this Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 photo, Aurora Marte, of Storm Lake, Iowa, loads food into her car during a drive-by pantry sponsored by the Storm Lake school district, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Storm Lake has a low unemployment rate, vibrant downtown and tree-lined neighborhoods, but it’s also facing a surge in hunger that’s familiar to rural communities across the country. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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This image provided by Facebook shows a demonstration of Facebook's Workplace on a desktop. Facebook is launching a communications tool Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, for businesses, nonprofits and other organizations. Called Workplace, the platform is ad-free and isn’t connected to existing Facebook accounts. Instead, employers sign up as an organization. Businesses have to pay, but Facebook is offering it to schools and nonprofits for free. (Facebook via AP)

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In this Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 photo, an Illinois Department of Employment Security banner hangs in their office in Springfield, Ill. An Associated Press analysis of federal statistics shows Illinois is the nation’s worst in reclaiming hundreds of millions of dollars in overpaid unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a campaign event at the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 19 Hall, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Members of the MBTA's Carmen's Union are arrested as they attempted to prevent workers and armored cars from entering the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's so-called "money room " during a protest on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 in the Charlestown facility in Boston. The MBTA plans to recommend to its fiscal control board on Thursday that Virginia-based Brink's be awarded a five-year, $18.7 million contract to oversee the Charlestown facility. (Mark Garfinkel/The Boston Herald via AP)

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In this March 16, 2016, file photo, Trump Tower is seen in New York. Trump once hired a man convicted of trying to break a triple murderer out of prison to oversee residential operations inside Trump Tower. The man was later accused by former workers of perpetuating a cash-for-jobs scheme. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)