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# Chunking

import nltk
from nltk.corpus import state_union
from nltk.tokenize import PunktSentenceTokenizer, word_tokenize


training_text = state_union.raw("1993-Clinton.txt")
testing_text = state_union.raw("2000-Clinton.txt")

# Train the Tokenizer
sent_tokenizer = PunktSentenceTokenizer(training_text)

# Tokenize the Sentences; converts text to list of sentences;(sent_tokenize)
tokenized = sent_tokenizer.tokenize(testing_text)
#print('Tokenized sentences: \n\n',tokenized)

print()

def process_text():
    try:
        for word in tokenized:
            words = word_tokenize(word)
            tagged = nltk.pos_tag(words)
            chunkGram = r"""Chunk: {<RB.?>*<VB.?>*<NNP>+<NN>?}"""
            chunkParser = nltk.RegexpParser(chunkGram)
            chunked = chunkParser.parse(tagged)
            #chunked.draw()
            print(chunked)

    except Exception as e:
        print(str(e))

process_text()


'''
POS Tags with Meaning

CC Coordinating conjunction
CD Cardinal number
DT Determiner
EX Existential there
FW Foreign word
IN Preposition or subordinating conjunction
JJ Adjective
JJR Adjective, comparative
JJS Adjective, superlative
LS List item marker
MD Modal
NN Noun, singular or mass
NNS Noun, plural
NNP Proper noun, singular
NNPS Proper noun, plural
PDT Predeterminer
POS Possessive ending
PRP Personal pronoun
PRP$ Possessive pronoun
RB Adverb
RBR Adverb, comparative
RBS Adverb, superlative
RP Particle
SYM Symbol
TO to
UH Interjection
VB Verb, base form
VBD Verb, past tense
VBG Verb, gerund or present participle
VBN Verb, past participle
VBP Verb, non­3rd person singular present
VBZ Verb, 3rd person singular present
WDT Wh­determiner
WP Wh­pronoun
WP$ Possessive wh­pronoun
WRB Wh­adverb
'''


    

    




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  (Chunk THE/NNP UNION/NNP January/NNP)
  27/CD
  ,/,
  2000/CD
  (Chunk Mr./NNP Speaker/NNP)
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  (Chunk Mr./NNP Vice/NNP President/NNP)
  ,/,
  (Chunk Members/NNP)
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  (Chunk Congress/NNP)
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  honored/VBD
  guests/NNS
  ,/,
  my/PRP$
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  :/:
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  moment/NN
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S He/PRP 's/VBZ here/RB with/IN us/PRP tonight/NN ./.)
(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S That/DT 's/VBZ up/RP 10/CD percent/NN since/IN 1993/CD ./.)
(S
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(S They/PRP need/VBP help/NN ./.)
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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  that/IN
  no/DT
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  grows/VBZ
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  in/IN
  poverty/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  (Chunk President/NNP)
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  worked/VBN
  to/TO
  give/VB
  families/NNS
  better/JJR
  access/NN
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  health/NN
  care/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  (Chunk Children/NNP)
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  (Chunk Health/NNP Insurance/NNP Program/NNP)
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  employers/NNS
  at/IN
  least/JJS
  can/MD
  get/VB
  it/PRP
  for/IN
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  children/NNS
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(S
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  ,/,
  we/PRP
  've/VBP
  enrolled/VBN
  2/CD
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  ;/:
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  our/PRP$
  way/NN
  to/TO
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  goal/NN
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(S
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  more/JJR
  than/IN
  40/CD
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  of/IN
  our/PRP$
  fellow/JJ
  Americans/NNPS
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  insurance/NN
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(S
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  eligible/JJ
  for/IN
  the/DT
  insurance/NN
  that/IN
  covers/VBZ
  their/PRP$
  children/NNS
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(S
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  our/PRP$
  children/NNS
  's/POS
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  --/:
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  children/NNS
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  initiative/NN
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  a/DT
  quarter/NN
  of/IN
  all/PDT
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  uninsured/JJ
  people/NNS
  in/IN
  (Chunk America/NNP)
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(S
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  I/PRP
  want/VBP
  to/TO
  ask/VB
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  let/VB
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  between/IN
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  ages/NNS
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  55/CD
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  65/CD
  ,/,
  the/DT
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  growing/VBG
  group/NN
  of/IN
  uninsured/JJ
  ,/,
  buy/VB
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  (Chunk Medicare/NNP)
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(S
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  I/PRP
  propose/VBP
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  a/DT
  tax/NN
  credit/NN
  to/TO
  make/VB
  that/DT
  choice/NN
  an/DT
  affordable/JJ
  one/CD
  ./.)
(S
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  hope/VBP
  you/PRP
  will/MD
  support/VB
  that/RB
  ,/,
  as/RB
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  ./.)
(S
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  the/DT
  baby/NN
  boomers/NNS
  retire/VBP
  ,/,
  (Chunk Medicare/NNP)
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  ;/:
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(S
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  generation/NN
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  ask/VB
  our/PRP$
  children/NNS
  's/POS
  generation/NN
  to/TO
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  burden/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  simply/RB
  must/MD
  act/VB
  now/RB
  to/TO
  strengthen/VB
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  (Chunk modernize/VB Medicare/NNP)
  ./.)
(S
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  budget/NN
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  a/DT
  comprehensive/JJ
  plan/NN
  to/TO
  (Chunk reform/VB Medicare/NNP)
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  to/TO
  make/VB
  it/PRP
  more/RBR
  efficient/JJ
  and/CC
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  competitive/JJ
  ./.)
(S
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  (Chunk keep/VB Medicare/NNP)
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  2025/CD
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(S
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  ,/,
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  a/DT
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  affordable/JJ
  coverage/NN
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  ./.)
(S
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(S
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  coverage/NN
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  coverage/NN
  which/WDT
  can/MD
  lengthen/VB
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  enrich/VB
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  ./.)
(S
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  ,/,
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  the/DT
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  pay/VB
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(S
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  this/DT
  lifeline/NN
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  prescription/NN
  drugs/NNS
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(S
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  for/IN
  aging/VBG
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  loved/VBN
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  at/IN
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(S
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  a/DT
  loving/NN
  but/CC
  a/DT
  difficult/JJ
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  often/RB
  very/RB
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(S
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  $/$
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  credit/NN
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(S Frankly/RB ,/, it/PRP was/VBD n't/RB enough/RB ./.)
(S
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  $/$
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  ./.)
(S But/CC this/DT year/NN ,/, let/VB 's/POS pass/NN it/PRP ./.)
(S
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  to/TO
  make/VB
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  investments/NNS
  to/TO
  expand/VB
  access/NN
  to/TO
  mental/VB
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  care/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  to/TO
  take/VB
  a/DT
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  to/TO
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  (Chunk White/NNP House/NNP Conference/NNP)
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  efforts/NNS
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  break/VB
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  the/DT
  barriers/NNS
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  treatment/NN
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  people/NNS
  with/IN
  mental/JJ
  illness/NN
  ./.)
(S (Chunk Thank/NNP) you/PRP ,/, (Chunk Tipper/NNP Gore/NNP) ./.)
(S
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  together/RB
  ,/,
  these/DT
  proposals/NNS
  would/MD
  mark/VB
  the/DT
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  in/IN
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  care/NN
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  investment/NN
  in/IN
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  ./.)
(S
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  young/JJ
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(S
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  ask/VBP
  you/PRP
  to/TO
  embrace/VB
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  pass/VB
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  ./.)
(S
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  must/MD
  also/RB
  make/VB
  investments/NNS
  that/WDT
  reward/VBP
  work/NN
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  ./.)
(S
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  the/DT
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  credit/NN
  ,/,
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  (Chunk EITC/NNP)
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(S
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(S
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  my/PRP$
  very/RB
  first/RB
  address/NN
  to/TO
  you/PRP
  ,/,
  I/PRP
  (Chunk asked/VBD Congress/NNP)
  to/TO
  greatly/RB
  expand/VB
  this/DT
  credit/NN
  ,/,
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(S
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  in/IN
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  the/DT
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  out/IN
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(S That/DT 's/VBZ double/JJ the/DT number/NN in/IN 1993/CD ./.)
(S
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  the/DT
  (Chunk EITC/NNP)
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  the/DT
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  penalty/NN
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  credit/NN
  for/IN
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  that/WDT
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  more/JJR
  than/IN
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  ./.)
(S
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  than/IN
  two/CD
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  today/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  with/IN
  three/CD
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  children/NNS
  to/TO
  get/VB
  up/RP
  to/TO
  $/$
  1,100/CD
  more/JJR
  in/IN
  tax/NN
  relief/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  working/VBG
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  ;/:
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  children/NNS
  should/MD
  not/RB
  be/VB
  in/IN
  poverty/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  also/RB
  ca/MD
  n't/RB
  reward/VB
  work/NN
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  unless/IN
  men/NNS
  and/CC
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  get/VBP
  equal/JJ
  pay/NN
  for/IN
  equal/JJ
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(S
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  the/DT
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  46/CD
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  ./.)
(S
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  ,/,
  women/NNS
  still/RB
  only/RB
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  about/IN
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  for/IN
  every/DT
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  earn/VBP
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(S
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  ,/,
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  the/DT
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  pay/NN
  laws/NNS
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  high-tech/JJ
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  ``/``
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(S
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  spend/VBP
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  a/DT
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  --/:
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  income/NN
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(S
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  provide/VB
  child/NN
  care/NN
  for/IN
  about/RB
  2/CD
  million/CD
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  ./.)
(S
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  child/NN
  care/NN
  initiative/NN
  ,/,
  before/IN
  you/PRP
  now/RB
  ,/,
  along/IN
  with/IN
  funds/NNS
  already/RB
  secured/VBN
  in/IN
  welfare/NN
  reform/NN
  ,/,
  would/MD
  make/VB
  child/NN
  care/NN
  better/RBR
  ,/,
  safer/JJR
  ,/,
  and/CC
  more/RBR
  affordable/JJ
  for/IN
  another/DT
  400,000/CD
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  ./.)
(S I/PRP ask/VBP you/PRP to/TO pass/VB that/DT ./.)
(S They/PRP need/VBP it/PRP out/IN there/RB ./.)
(S
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  hard-pressed/JJ
  middle/JJ
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  families/NNS
  ,/,
  we/PRP
  should/MD
  also/RB
  expand/VB
  the/DT
  child/NN
  care/NN
  tax/NN
  credit/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  we/PRP
  should/MD
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  that/DT
  tax/NN
  credit/NN
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  for/IN
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  ./.)
(S
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  $/$
  30,000/CD
  a/DT
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  mean/VB
  up/RP
  to/TO
  $/$
  2,400/CD
  for/IN
  child/NN
  care/NN
  costs/NNS
  ./.)
(S
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  know/VBP
  ,/,
  we/PRP
  all/DT
  say/VBP
  we/PRP
  're/VBP
  pro-work/JJ
  and/CC
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  ./.)
(S Passing/VBG this/DT proposal/NN would/MD prove/VB it/PRP ./.)
(S
  Ten/CD
  of/IN
  millions/NNS
  of/IN
  Americans/NNPS
  live/VBP
  from/IN
  paycheck/NN
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  paycheck/VB
  ./.)
(S
  As/RB
  hard/RB
  as/IN
  they/PRP
  work/VBP
  ,/,
  they/PRP
  still/RB
  do/VBP
  n't/RB
  have/VB
  the/DT
  opportunity/NN
  to/TO
  save/VB
  ./.)
(S
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  few/JJ
  can/MD
  make/VB
  use/NN
  of/IN
  (Chunk IRA/NNP)
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  401k/CD
  plans/NNS
  ./.)
(S
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  should/MD
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  more/JJR
  to/TO
  help/VB
  all/DT
  working/JJ
  families/NNS
  save/VBP
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  wealth/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  's/VBZ
  the/DT
  idea/NN
  behind/IN
  the/DT
  (Chunk Individual/NNP Development/NNP)
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  the/DT
  (Chunk IDA/NNP)
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(S
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  ask/VBP
  you/PRP
  to/TO
  take/VB
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  idea/NN
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  a/DT
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  ,/,
  with/IN
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  retirement/NN
  savings/NNS
  accounts/NNS
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  enable/JJ
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  in/IN
  (Chunk America/NNP)
  to/TO
  save/VB
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  retirement/NN
  ,/,
  a/DT
  first/JJ
  home/NN
  ,/,
  a/DT
  medical/JJ
  emergency/NN
  ,/,
  or/CC
  a/DT
  college/NN
  education/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  propose/VBP
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  match/VB
  their/PRP$
  contributions/NNS
  ,/,
  however/RB
  small/JJ
  ,/,
  dollar/NN
  for/IN
  dollar/NN
  ,/,
  every/DT
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  they/PRP
  save/VBP
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(S
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  I/PRP
  propose/VBP
  to/TO
  give/VB
  a/DT
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  new/JJ
  tax/NN
  credit/NN
  to/TO
  any/DT
  small/JJ
  business/NN
  that/WDT
  will/MD
  provide/VB
  a/DT
  meaningful/JJ
  pension/NN
  to/TO
  its/PRP$
  workers/NNS
  ./.)
(S
  Those/DT
  people/NNS
  ought/MD
  to/TO
  have/VB
  retirement/NN
  as/RB
  well/RB
  as/IN
  the/DT
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  of/IN
  us/PRP
  ./.)
(S
  Nearly/RB
  one/CD
  in/IN
  three/CD
  American/JJ
  children/NNS
  grows/VBZ
  up/RP
  without/IN
  a/DT
  father/NN
  ./.)
(S
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  children/NNS
  are/VBP
  5/CD
  times/NNS
  more/RBR
  likely/JJ
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S (Chunk Tom/NNP Mauser/NNP) ,/, stand/VBP up/RP ./.)
(S We/PRP thank/VBP you/PRP for/IN being/VBG here/RB tonight/VBN ./.)
(S (Chunk Tom/NNP) ./.)
(S (Chunk Thank/NNP) you/PRP ,/, (Chunk Tom/NNP) ./.)
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(S But/CC we/PRP must/MD do/VB more/JJR ./.)
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  hunters/NNS
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  to/TO
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  a/DT
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(S
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(S
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  photo/NN
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(S
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(S
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  adults/NNS
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(S
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(S
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(S
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  every/DT
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  impact/NN
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  violence/NN
  in/IN
  the/DT
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(S
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  begin/VB
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  industry/NN
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  TV/NN
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(S
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  diverse/JJ
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(S
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  (Chunk First/NNP Lady/NNP)
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  in/IN
  the/DT
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(S
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  our/PRP$
  historic/JJ
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  expansion/NN
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  the/DT
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  lot/NN
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  markets/NNS
  ,/,
  start/VBP
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  hire/VB
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  right/RB
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(S
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(S
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  forge/VB
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(S
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  (Chunk Caribbean/NNP Basin/NNP trade/NN)
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(S
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(S
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  the/DT
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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(S
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'\nPOS Tags with Meaning\n\nCC Coordinating conjunction\nCD Cardinal number\nDT Determiner\nEX Existential there\nFW Foreign word\nIN Preposition or subordinating conjunction\nJJ Adjective\nJJR Adjective, comparative\nJJS Adjective, superlative\nLS List item marker\nMD Modal\nNN Noun, singular or mass\nNNS Noun, plural\nNNP Proper noun, singular\nNNPS Proper noun, plural\nPDT Predeterminer\nPOS Possessive ending\nPRP Personal pronoun\nPRP$ Possessive pronoun\nRB Adverb\nRBR Adverb, comparative\nRBS Adverb, superlative\nRP Particle\nSYM Symbol\nTO to\nUH Interjection\nVB Verb, base form\nVBD Verb, past tense\nVBG Verb, gerund or present participle\nVBN Verb, past participle\nVBP Verb, non\xad3rd person singular present\nVBZ Verb, 3rd person singular present\nWDT Wh\xaddeterminer\nWP Wh\xadpronoun\nWP$ Possessive wh\xadpronoun\nWRB Wh\xadadverb\n'

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