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" Unions go hand-in-hand with a strong middle class. "
Eric Schneiderman
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" There are few people who exemplify the ideals of opportunity, entrepreneurship and commitment to the collective good than the great New Yorker and the face of the $10 bill, Alexander Hamilton. "
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" The 2006 federal Internet gaming statute is not ambiguous. It does not prohibit gambling on fantasy sports. "
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" The right to vote is one of our nation's most important civil rights. "
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" In New York, we have laws against defrauding the public, defrauding consumers, defrauding shareholders. "
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" Transformational politics requires us to challenge the way people think about issues, opening their minds to better possibilities. "
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" Gambling is entertainment. People go to casinos to be entertained. "
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" You wanna know people are held accountable if they engage in misconduct and that no one is above the law. "
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" When the trust between the police and the communities they serve breaks down, everyone is at risk. "
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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. "
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" Abandoned homes are everyone's problem, afflicting communities all over the state. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Exercising the right to vote is essential to our democracy. "
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" No woman should have her personal health care decisions dictated by the religious beliefs of her boss. "
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" Abandoned homes become magnets for vandalism and crime. They drag down the property values of neighboring homes. "
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" When I was in the Senate, I worked to pass Women's Health and Wellness Act, which bars insurance companies from discriminating against the health care needs of women. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" We've got to do more to ensure that people who work full time are not living in poverty and that the massive gap between rich and poor - which is fundamentally un-American, as far as I'm concerned - is somehow dealt with. "
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" I have three very simple principles. 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. And that you have to have enough capital to back up your promises. "
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" A staunch abolitionist, Hamilton was one of the founding members of the New York Manumission Society. He was a trustee and namesake of Hamilton-Oneida Academy, an upstate New York school dedicated to educating Native-American boys. "
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