Letitia James

“All of my life and particularly throughout of my public career, I have been talking about the feminization of poverty. And one of the manifestations of the feminization of poverty is the issue of pay inequality in our society.”

“We may not be able to make working at the airport stress-free, but we can at least give these workers the security of knowing they will be paid their due.”

“The reality is that I've been counted out for a very long time and people continue to underestimate me and I continue to overperform.”

“Our evenly matched rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness require an equal paycheck.”

“If accessing the Internet becomes more difficult for low-income communities, academic and employment competition may be undermined, and could damage the prospects of upward mobility for low-income New Yorkers and further exacerbate income inequality.”

“Most of those whom we honor on Memorial Day died young. They never had the chance to raise a family, build a career, attend the weddings of their children, or be honored in old age.”

“Wage discrimination lasts forever. The disparity haunts women beyond their years in the labor force, impacting how much they save for retirement and ultimately receive in Social Security benefits.”

“On the local, state and federal level, government is working alongside veteran's organizations and other stakeholders to provide services such as medical assistance, employment resources, and housing support to veterans and their dependents and survivors. But there are still gaps in services that must be rectified.”

“As Public Advocate for the City of New York, I have a duty to speak truth to power and do what is best for our City and its residents.”

“Each day, millions of police officers do the selfless work of putting their lives on the line to protect civilians, frequently responding to or preventing crises completely with no recognition.”

“Putting cops on streets is the most effective way to combat crime.”

“The workers who get hurt by corner-cutting often do not realize they are being wronged. Even when they do, they do not have the support and resources to fight back. Without a union to stand behind them, these workers are forced to stay in bad jobs, or face no job at all.”

“Americans hate Congress but can't help ourselves from re-electing its members over and over again.”

“I am proud of the advances we have made in New York where we have continued a legacy of substantive HIV/AIDS policy, but we must continue the fight to end the epidemic and ensure an AIDS-free generation.”

“Being underpaid once shouldn't condemn you to a lifetime of inequality.”

“Wage violations are tantamount to theft.”

“The Office of Attorney General should be independent and the Office of Attorney General should have the power to investigate without the approval of the governor of the state of New York. It's absolutely critically important.”

“The reflex of police officers, when making the decision whether to use force and on what scale, must not be a result of instinctive bias, but on objective and discernible factors. As the enforcers of law and order, they have to adhere to the letter of the law and minimize the taints of biases and life long social conditioning.”

“As we express our gratitude to veterans for protecting our freedom, it is imperative that we provide them the necessary services and benefits they rightfully deserve.”

“Is truth about domestic violence and those who enable it more important than a company's corporate partnerships? I think so.”