Eric Schneiderman

“Lawmakers zealously guard their prerogatives, and as much as some might oppose a minimum-wage increase, they will not want to see the issue taken out of their hands.”

“In 1980, a young Senator Al Gore held the first Congressional hearings on global warming.”

“High-frequency traders are firms all around the world. They're massive investments.”

“When the trust between the police and the communities they serve breaks down, everyone is at risk.”

“We can prevent unfair advantage, and we can avoid the destabilizing effect that high frequency trading can have.”

“Transactional politics requires us to be pragmatic about current realities and the state of public opinion. It's all about getting the best result possible given the circumstances here and now.”

“As the state's chief law enforcement officer, it's my job to see that perpetrators of fraud are brought to justice.”

“New Yorkers have been fortunate to have Andrew Cuomo as our Attorney General - protecting working New Yorkers against the banks, insurance companies and big corporations.”

“Transformational politics requires us to challenge the way people think about issues, opening their minds to better possibilities.”

“These facts are clear: Trump University was an unlicensed enterprise promising students that they would become wealthy by learning Trump's real estate tips and strategies, taught by his handpicked instructors.”

“A factory-installed security measure - one that phone owners would have to opt out of, rather than opting in - could automatically render purloined devices inoperable on any network, anywhere in the world. No resale value, no thefts.”

“My job is to enforce the law, without fear or favor.”

“Here in New York, we are already seeing how climate change contributes to increasingly violent and extreme weather that has cost us dearly, in both damage and in lives.”

“Our review concludes that DraftKings'/FanDuel's operations constitute illegal gambling under New York law.”

“In the 1960s, the public demanded seat belts in cars, but automakers balked. Not until government intervened did seat belts become standard equipment. Now, no one would consider buying a vehicle without this basic safety feature.”

“I don't think it's any secret that the public has lost confidence in the state government, and there's a lot of work that needs to be done on issues related to public integrity.”

“Gambling is entertainment. People go to casinos to be entertained.”

“Our elected representatives wisely enacted laws to protect our state and local governments from undue outside influence.”

“I'm very interested in the more grass-roots consequences of the economic meltdown: issues related to mortgage foreclosures, debt collection, and the practices of credit card companies and others who hold a lot of consumer debt.”

“A statute that lets some wrongfully convicted individuals seek restitution but denies that right to others is an unjust and unequal application of the law.”