94 Quotes by John Sweeney

Maryland's working families have sent a clear message to local governments across the country and corporate America by demanding health care fairness -- and winning.

I wish I hadn't lost it, and for the rest of my life I can never again lose my temper on TV. The BBC could have sacked me and that would have been the end of my career on TV.

The 37.5-hour week is more of a minimum baseline these days. There is an expectation by many employers that you will give 5 to 10 percent above that to get the job done and to get ahead.

Wages are flat or falling. Health care costs for families with employer coverage shot up 79 percent from 1996 to 2003. Imagine the hit on families struggling to make it without job-based coverage.

We have had a reduction in staff and we have had to tighten our belts in some of the different programs.

We are not sure whether they are allowed to use this or not.

We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help.

We basically work every day of the week, Saturday and Sunday.

The facts are clear. More funding goes to health care than any other part of the state's budget, and it is sad that the special interests would either ask taxpayers to pay higher taxes or that they would ask our education system or transportation system to receive less.