Sentences with phrase «started as a political football»
«The big problem is this started as a political football when our 4 percent raise was denied us and then (longer school days) was kind of crammed down our throats,» said Lewis after the meetings.
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What started out as a seemingly non-controversial measure to name the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center after former Senator James Buckley has turned into a political football.