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“I have the highest possible regard for the district attorneys in the State of New York.”
“You can't have some institutions that are protected by the law, not allowed to fail, and not held to account, and all the other companies in America are allowed to fail. You can't have equal justice under law and too big to fail.”
“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.”
“The workers who harvest our food have been systematically denied the basic rights that are granted to all other American workers. They can be fired for trying to form a union or for attempting to improve their working conditions. They are not eligible for overtime pay, disability, or even unemployment insurance.”
“Exxon Mobil and JPMorgan Chase each made more in profits in the first quarter of 2012 alone than the entire state budget of Montana. Without a doubt, multinational corporations like these have the resources to overwhelm the voices of the people.”
“The credit reporting system suffers from inaccuracy and often from outright injustice.”
“As the state's top lawyer, I am empowered to protect nonprofit donors from fraudulent solicitations and charitable assets from misuse.”
“I am not in the entertainment business; I am in the justice business.”
“The bottom line is clear: Climate change is a reality, and it is having a real impact.”
“In a system that disproportionately harms poor people and people of color, too many Americans have lost faith in the essential American principle of equal justice under law.”
“Equal justice means that there is not one set of rules for the powerful and another for everyone else.”
“We're going after the possibilities of tax fraud, insurance fraud, securities fraud. We're going to look at this stuff very closely. We have the jurisdiction, we have the resources, and we have the will.”
“For more than a century, states have sought to protect the integrity of the democratic process at the state and local level by regulating corporate spending in elections.”
“After the 1970s, when President Nixon's illegal campaign cash was used as a secret slush fund to pay for the Watergate burglary and cover-up, Americans have demanded to know where the money fueling our elections is coming from.”
“I have three very simple principles. 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. And that you have to have enough capital to back up your promises.”
“History teaches that the overwhelming majority of elected officials follow movement builders outside government when it comes to the new and risky... Once you recognize it, demand it and reward it, it will happen.”
“Throughout my career, I have made rooting out public corruption a top priority.”
“Very few checklist liberals will focus on transformational work if they are rewarded or punished only for their transactional work.”
“The secret's out: New York's Labor Law provides the power to help low-wage workers earn enough to meet their basic needs.”
“Anyone who believes in the essential role government can play in improving people's lives must also be the toughest critics of those who abuse the public trust.”