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" In the 1960s, the public demanded seat belts in cars, but automakers balked. Not until government intervened did seat belts become standard equipment. Now, no one would consider buying a vehicle without this basic safety feature. "

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" 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. "

Eric Schneiderman

Bill

Treasury

Simple

" 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. "

" You're not allowed to lure people into spending their money or betting their money based on false representations. "

" Abandoned homes are everyone's problem, afflicting communities all over the state. "

" 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. "

" Ninety-five percent of the work in the attorney general's office is civil litigation and regulatory work, and I think I certainly have a lot more experience in that than most of the folks who have served in the office. "

Eric Schneiderman

Think

Office

" 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. "

" Exercising the right to vote is essential to our democracy. "

" Our investigation has found that, unlike traditional fantasy sports, daily fantasy sports companies are engaged in illegal gambling under New York law, causing the same kinds of social and economic harms as other forms of illegal gambling and misleading New York consumers. "

" If you have faith in the public sector, as I do, you must be the harshest critic of corruption, waste and fraud in government. "

" As New York's chief law enforcement officer, I have taken a hard line against those in state government who abuse the law they have sworn to uphold. "

" Just as we demand that people take responsibility for their actions, we as a society must take responsibility for fighting injustice. "

" When the trust between the police and the communities they serve breaks down, everyone is at risk. "

" When a donor is asked to contribute to a group whose innocuous-sounding name makes it appear to be doing work in the public interest, that donor should have a clear picture of where his or her money is going. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When someone makes a claim against the state, that person must legally verify that the facts in the claim are true. "

" The bottom line is clear: Climate change is a reality, and it is having a real impact. "

" 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. "

" I'm very interested in the more grass-roots consequences of the economic meltdown: issues related to mortgage foreclosures, debt collection, and the practices of credit card companies and others who hold a lot of consumer debt. "

Eric Schneiderman

Consequences

Others

" 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

Best

Result

" 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. "

" In 1980, a young Senator Al Gore held the first Congressional hearings on global warming. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The Supreme Court should follow settled precedent and allow states like New York to manage our own labor relations to achieve labor peace and government efficiency and to continue our long tradition of support for workers. "

" Prosecutors are all used to persons who commit fraud making wild accusations when they're caught. "

" We can prevent unfair advantage, and we can avoid the destabilizing effect that high frequency trading can have. "

" High-frequency traders are firms all around the world. They're massive investments. And there is an incredible race for speed now. People are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to shave milliseconds off. "

" 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. "

Eric Schneiderman

Science

Active