Problem of 223 Years

From a video of Andy Stern, Obama’s most frequent visitor to the White House, talking to CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo.

Bartiromo: So I’ve got this article here; it’s says that yourself and other labor union leaders reportedly gave Democrats some $400 million last year. Do you feel that that money has been well-spent? Let me ask you about your #1 goal, which of course is card check. A lot of people feel that’s dead.
Stern: Well I think what we now know is American workers need a raise; that is pretty clear. And there isn’t a lot of money in the government to do it. So the question is how is everyone going to share in the wealth? And I think that after we get through this health care situation and finally solve this problem of 223 years, you know, we are going to see a change in our labor laws that allow people to negotiate their future.

 I find that 223 year number interesting....wonder what he might be referring to there?