John Sweeney
John Sweeney
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1955
CountryUnited States of America
addressing concerns dire guy upstairs
We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help.
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We have serious constitutional concerns about how the legislature drafted this portion of their budget. And I would not venture to speculate on whether the governor will veto this item.
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This was a hard fought game on both sides. Jacobs showed great composure tonight the way he moved in and hit the ball with his head.
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Why should a company like Wal-Mart - who made $10 billion last year alone - be able to force taxpayers to foot the bill for their health-care costs?
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Why should a company like Wal-Mart -- who made $10 billion last year alone -- be able to force taxpayers to foot the bill for their health-care costs?
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We've decided it's time for us to take a stand.
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We cannot afford to stand by and wait for the federal government to take action. So we're going to take it on state by state.
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We checked and he wasn't given any preferential treatment.
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We have many unusual items for the silent auction, which will surely allow us to reach our goal of $40,000 from this event.
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We will look to the lessons of the Maryland victory as we move forward with out 'Fair Share Health Care' initiative.
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We will be working together at the UNI conference. Every single union, whether in the AFL-CIO or outside, should be heavily focused on organizing.
change
There had to be something else out there that would help me change. I wanted to live.
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We had several good opportunities on goal in the second half. We played well tonight, but we see where we need to improve.
We all hope. We all love. We all dream. We all worship. We all work. We all have rights.