American - Politician | December 31, 1954 -
We must never stop fighting for a vision of American democracy in which we strive for and encourage the highest levels of voter turnout and participation.
Eric Schneiderman
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When I was in the Senate, I worked to pass Women's Health and Wellness Act, which bars insurance companies from discriminating against the health care needs of women.
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In 'Citizens United v. FEC', the Supreme Court ruled that sections of the federal campaign finance law known as McCain-Feingold imposed unconstitutional restrictions on the First Amendment rights of corporations.
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Abandoned homes become magnets for vandalism and crime. They drag down the property values of neighboring homes.
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High-frequency traders are firms all around the world. They're massive investments. And there is an incredible race for speed now. People are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to shave milliseconds off.
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I'm going to go after crime and corruption wherever it is. But I did focus particularly on the need to restore public confidence in essential institutions of both the public and private sector.
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I don't like conflicts of interest; they should be eliminated or disclosed. I believe in transparency: that people have to really not just know but understand what they're buying and selling.
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Ninety-five percent of the work in the attorney general's office is civil litigation and regulatory work, and I think I certainly have a lot more experience in that than most of the folks who have served in the office.
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Prosecutors are all used to people who commit fraud making wild accusations when they're caught.
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You wanna know people are held accountable if they engage in misconduct and that no one is above the law.
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In New York, we have laws against defrauding the public, defrauding consumers, defrauding shareholders.
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There's nothing wrong with advocating for your own company.
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