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“You're not allowed to lure people into spending their money or betting their money based on false representations.”
“In New York, we have laws against defrauding the public, defrauding consumers, defrauding shareholders.”
“More money is being spent on our elections, with less disclosure of where that money is coming from, than ever before.”
“If the Treasury Department should not remove Hamilton from the $10 bill, what should they do? The answer is fairly simple: Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.”
“Abandoned homes become magnets for vandalism and crime. They drag down the property values of neighboring homes.”
“Morally bankrupt wage practices and laws cannot hold.”
“Exercising the right to vote is essential to our democracy.”
“We're very interested in seeing what science Exxon has been using for its own purposes because they're tremendously active in offshore oil drilling in the Arctic, for example, where global warming is happening at a much more rapid rate than in more temperate zones.”
“We must use every tool at our disposal to lift the living standards of low-wage employees.”
“Prosecutors are all used to persons who commit fraud making wild accusations when they're caught.”
“Games of chance often involve some amount of skill; this does not make them legal. Good poker players often beat novices. But poker is still gambling, and running a poker room - or online casino - is illegal in New York.”
“No woman should have her personal health care decisions dictated by the religious beliefs of her boss.”
“Abandoned homes are everyone's problem, afflicting communities all over the state.”
“I look forward to continuing to serve the people of New York and making our state a safer place to live, work and raise families for many years to come.”
“Once they are charged, too many poor New Yorkers find themselves trapped by our unjust bail system. Unable to pay for bail, they languish in Rikers Island or other jails while they await trial, regardless of guilt.”
“A staunch abolitionist, Hamilton was one of the founding members of the New York Manumission Society. He was a trustee and namesake of Hamilton-Oneida Academy, an upstate New York school dedicated to educating Native-American boys.”
“As Attorney General, my most important responsibility is keeping New Yorkers safe by enforcing the laws that protect our people from harm. But another fundamental part of my job is to seek to advance the basic American principle of equal justice under law.”
“Every New Yorker has the right to clean air, safe drinking water, and healthy communities to raise their children - and you can rest assured that I will aggressively protect that right, not just on Earth Day, but every day.”
“Prosecutors are all used to people who commit fraud making wild accusations when they're caught.”
“My office is committed to tearing down unlawful barriers to voting to ensure that all eligible voters are able to freely cast a ballot.”