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Article: Statement of Terence M. O'Sullivan, General President, Laborers' International Union of North America, On the Election of President-Elect Barack Obama, Vice President-Elect Joe Biden and Stronger Working Family Majorities in Congress.
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- November 5, 2008
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WASHINGTON -- Terence M. O'Sullivan, General President of the Laborers' International Union of North America, made the following statement on tonight's election.
We congratulate President-Elect Barack Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden on their historic election and welcome stronger pro-working family majorities in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Tonight marks the birth of a new coalition. This was a transformative election that reversed the trajectory of American politics and set the course for a new, progressive era in our country. Americans voted for change and sent Barack Obama, Joe Biden and a new Congress to Washington with a ...