John Sweeney
John Sweeney
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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Despite the same, tired old scare tactics of the special interests, under the governor's budget New York will continue to spend more money than any other state on providing quality health care to its citizens. If the special interests want the taxpayers to spend even more than the record amounts they already provide, then the special interests need to say which tax they would raise or what other area of the budget they would cut.
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I think we will see a united labor movement again. When workers unite they're stronger. The same goes for unions.
I think we should just get a cat.
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People actually get sponsors based on the merits of the Cup, not on the merits of the sailors.
I was invincible, at least that's what I wanted you to think, and I wanted me to think it, too.
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Guest workers programs are a bad idea and harm all workers. They cast workers into a perennial second-class status and unfairly put their fates into their employers' hands, creating a situation ripe for exploitation.
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Guest worker programs are a bad idea and harm all workers. They cast workers into a perennial second-class status, and ... encourage employers to turn good jobs into temporary jobs at reduced wages and diminished working conditions.
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Henry Ford was right. A prosperous economy requires that workers be able to buy the products that they produce. This is as true in a global economy as a national one.
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We're opposed to permanent normal trade relations at this time. We support trade. We support the fact that globalization is here to stay, but we want to make sure it's working for working families.
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I'm a passionate man and a passionate reporter. I've also got a loud voice.
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I want to tell stories powerful people don't want you to tell. It's not worth getting out of bed otherwise.
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The Bush administration staunchly opposed legislation which would preserve overtime pay for all workers.
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There is a growing consensus that Globalization must now be reshaped to reflect values broader than simply the freedom of capital.
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Clearly, the Global Economy isn't working for workers in China and Indonesia and Burma any more than it is for workers here in the United States.