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" Even if you can afford the price of college, you cannot afford a worthless degree. "
Lisa Madigan
You
Degree
Price
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" My husband helps take care of our kids. "
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" Your mortgage shouldn't have been treated as a wager - it should be a way to provide a home and financial stability for you and your family. "
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You
Way
" Higher education is meant to provide economic opportunity to Americans - not provide unscrupulous companies the opportunity to syphon off billions in federal taxpayer dollars unfairly. "
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Opportunity
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" I went to law school to help people. "
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" Unlike public universities and private, not-for-profit colleges, for-profit schools are owned by revenue-seeking businesses often more intent on boosting their bottom line than educating their students. They use hard-sell tactics to recruit prospective students, and veterans have become particular targets. "
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Become
Line
" I am inspired by Nelson Mandela. I was a volunteer teacher in South Africa during apartheid, where I witnessed his success liberating black South Africans. "
Lisa Madigan
Volunteer
I Am
Black
" The Department of Education's refusal to oversee and hold for-profit schools accountable is a government-made disaster, and American students and taxpayers should not have to pay for it. "
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Students
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" Stalking is a crime that can paralyze an otherwise productive person with fear. "
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Crime
Fear
" I've repeatedly seen unscrupulous lenders use every con in the book to charm and lie to homeowners. Lenders actually paid brokers a premium to put people in higher-priced loans with toxic features, such as adjustable rates and prepayment penalties. "
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Book
Lie
Con
" It is never too late to correct our mistakes. And if we do not, we risk repeating them. "
Lisa Madigan
Risk
Never Too Late
Mistakes
" The creation of a consumer agency, structured similarly to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, levels the playing field. It gives consumers a powerful advocate at the federal level. "
Lisa Madigan
Powerful
Office
Creation
" A ban on same-sex marriage violates the state Constitution's equal protection clause. "
Lisa Madigan
Ban
Constitution
Protection
" I feel strongly that the state would not be well-served by having a governor and speaker of the House from the same family and have never planned to run for governor if that would be the case. With Speaker Madigan planning to continue in office, I will not run for governor. "
Lisa Madigan
Feel
House
Planning
" My investigation found Sallie Mae put student borrowers into expensive subprime loans that it knew were going to fail. "
Lisa Madigan
Going
Investigation
Student
" Most of our children have access to Internet-accessible technology, yet most of us are actually not paying much attention to what they're doing online. "
Lisa Madigan
Attention
Doing
Children
" We've done amazing things for the state. Some of them have had a national impact, but I'm going to be ready for some new challenges, and so I'm not going to seek a fifth term as attorney general. "
Lisa Madigan
Done
Ready
Impact
" I've always wanted to be an advocate. "
Lisa Madigan
Always
Wanted
Advocate
" Much of the blame for the Great Recession lies with abuses in the housing market - namely the creation of risky and unsustainable home loans that were packaged and sold as quality investments around the globe. "
Lisa Madigan
Quality
Home
Great
" In every community in Illinois, same-sex couples have chosen to join together and, in many instances, to raise families of their own. These couples are our relatives and friends, our neighbors, co-workers and parents of our children's classmates. They deserve the same rights and responsibilities that civil marriage offers straight couples. "
Lisa Madigan
Community
Children
Marriage
" The explosive growth of the for-profit school industry has had disastrous effects on millions of Americans and our economy. "
Lisa Madigan
Economy
Industry
Our
" If home ownership is the American dream, then foreclosure certainly is the American nightmare. It destroys more than credit. It destroys lives. And its effects are felt beyond the individual family that it devastates. It shakes our entire economy. "
Lisa Madigan
American Dream
Home
Family
" Navient's actions have led to student borrowers needlessly carrying billions of dollars in debt, and the company must be held accountable. "
Lisa Madigan
Company
Debt
Must
" I initiated the State's investigation of Governor Blagojevich and have prosecuted public officials, including a sitting democratic state representative and democratic State's Attorney. "
Lisa Madigan
Democratic
Investigation
Sitting
" Stalking is a serious crime with serious consequences. "
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Stalking
Consequences
Crime
" Consumers don't need to be forced to pay billions for so-called smart technology to know how to reduce their utility bills. We know to turn down the heat or air conditioning and shut off the lights. "
Lisa Madigan
Technology
Know
Lights
" Foreclosure is nothing new. And it certainly will always be a fact of life for some. "
Lisa Madigan
Will
Fact
Always
" Persons whose wagers depend upon how particular selected athletes perform in actual sporting events stand in no different stead than persons who wager on the outcome of any sporting event in which they are not participants. "
Lisa Madigan
Events
Event
Different
" Navient/Sallie Mae treated student loan borrowers unfairly from start to finish. "
Lisa Madigan
Treated
Start
Finish
" It probably can take me anywhere I want to be, but I have to be honest, being attorney general is a great job. "
Lisa Madigan
Take
Want
Great
" For many, the loan modification process has been a giant sham. "
Lisa Madigan
Been
Process
Loan