Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" Language has historically stood as a barrier for some voters seeking to participate in the electoral process. "

Eric Schneiderman

Related Quotes:

" Our elected representatives wisely enacted laws to protect our state and local governments from undue outside influence. "

Eric Schneiderman

" The right to vote is one of our nation's most important civil rights. "

Eric Schneiderman

" Manufacturers must accept responsibility for their customers' safety. "

Eric Schneiderman

" Anyone who believes in the essential role government can play in improving people's lives must also be the toughest critics of those who abuse the public trust. "

Eric Schneiderman

" We must use every tool at our disposal to lift the living standards of low-wage employees. "

Eric Schneiderman

" Gambling is entertainment. People go to casinos to be entertained. "

Eric Schneiderman

" More money is being spent on our elections, with less disclosure of where that money is coming from, than ever before. "

Eric Schneiderman

" By cracking down on wage theft, we can make sure workers and taxpayers are not getting ripped off by crooked employers. "

Eric Schneiderman

" 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. "

Eric Schneiderman

" 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

" 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

" Right here in New York, people are struggling in working conditions not much safer or fairer than the sweatshops of 1911. "

Eric Schneiderman

" We must never stop fighting for a vision of American democracy in which we strive for and encourage the highest levels of voter turnout and participation. "

Eric Schneiderman

" 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. "

Eric Schneiderman

" There's nothing wrong with advocating for your own company. "

Eric Schneiderman

" 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

" In a system that disproportionately harms poor people and people of color, too many Americans have lost faith in the essential American principle of equal justice under law. "

Eric Schneiderman

" The 2006 federal Internet gaming statute is not ambiguous. It does not prohibit gambling on fantasy sports. "

Eric Schneiderman

" 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. "

Eric Schneiderman

" 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. "

Eric Schneiderman

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

Eric Schneiderman

" Fraud is fraud. And consumers of any product - whether you want to buy a car, participate in fantasy football - our laws are very strong in New York and other states that you can't commit fraud. "

Eric Schneiderman

" The right to organize is a fundamental right for American workers. "

Eric Schneiderman

" Transformational politics requires us to challenge the way people think about issues, opening their minds to better possibilities. "

Eric Schneiderman

" 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

" 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

" Obviously, Nevada doesn't prohibit all forms of gambling, but you have to submit yourself to a very rigorous regulatory process to run a gambling operation in Nevada. "

Eric Schneiderman

" 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

" In 'Citizens United v. FEC', the Supreme Court ruled that sections of the federal campaign finance law known as McCain-Feingold imposed unconstitutional restrictions on the First Amendment rights of corporations. "

Eric Schneiderman

" Unlike most traditional, season-long fantasy sports sites, which make most of their money from administrative fees and advertising, FanDuel and DraftKings take a cut of every bet. That is what bookies do, and it is illegal in New York. "

Eric Schneiderman