John Sweeney
John Sweeney
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1955
CountryUnited States of America
court deserve families importance justices narrow respect rights supreme understand view
Working families need and deserve Supreme Court justices who understand and respect the importance of hard-fought rights and protections, not justices who take an unduly narrow view of the law.
american-businessman borders burma global indonesia united workers
In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. 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.
merits people
People actually get sponsors based on the merits of the Cup, not on the merits of the sailors.
enron former hearing including wish workers
I've been hearing more workers -- including former Enron workers -- say they now wish they'd had a union.
helps hurts increase strings workers
America's workers deserve a clean vote on a $7.25 increase, with no strings attached. Such an increase helps everyone and hurts no one.
bed people powerful stories worth
I want to tell stories powerful people don't want you to tell. It's not worth getting out of bed otherwise.
emergency federal illegal providers regarding result services
This is a result of federal clarifications regarding Medicaid's reimbursement of providers for emergency services to illegal aliens.
american-businessman buy ford henry national products prosperous requires workers
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.
assisting believe care compared expected expenses health individual investors outlive reducing retirement
Compared to 10 years ago, individuals are now expected to live, on average, two years longer, and health care and other expenses have grown. ... We believe that we're assisting individual investors ... by reducing the possibility that Americans will outlive their hard-earned retirement savings.
budgets concerns drafted governor portion serious speculate venture veto whether
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.
belts reduction staff
We have had a reduction in staff and we have had to tighten our belts in some of the different programs.
alone billion foot force last taxpayers
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?
allowed sure whether
We are not sure whether they are allowed to use this or not.
active country fed people ready state
Working people are not just fed up -- they are ready to get active to set our country in a different direction, one state at a time.