Eric Schneiderman Quotes
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.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
I believe that in New York, we must have one set of rules for everyone - and that means women cannot be unfairly denied health coverage.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
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.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
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.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
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.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
The memory of the 146 people who lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire stands as a reminder that legal protections and workplace safety standards were won through a long struggle for social justice and at great human cost.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
You wanna know people are held accountable if they engage in misconduct and that no one is above the law.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
You're not allowed to lure people into spending their money or betting their money based on false representations.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
Language has historically stood as a barrier for some voters seeking to participate in the electoral process.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
I am not in the entertainment business; I am in the justice business.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
Thieves sell to unscrupulous merchants who pay hundreds of dollars for phones - no questions asked - and then 'jailbreak' them. They unlock the units, erase their data, reprogram them, and put them up for resale.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
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.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
Trump University had neither a license nor a charter from New York State certifying it as an institution of higher education.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
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.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
The president and I had much more important stuff to talk about than Donald Trump. I've never discussed Mr. Trump with the president of the United States.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
New Yorkers must be able to trust the men and women of the NYPD. They must come forward to report crimes. And they must come forward as witnesses.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
Equal justice means that there is not one set of rules for the powerful and another for everyone else.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
Manufacturers must accept responsibility for their customers' safety.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
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.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
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.
Eric Schneiderman
Former Attorney General of New York
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