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My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer.

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Scott Walker
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: November 2
Politician
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Scott Kevin Walker
Scott K. Walker
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