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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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" 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

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Disability

Food

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" For more than a century, states have sought to protect the integrity of the democratic process at the state and local level by regulating corporate spending in elections. "

" Equal justice means that there is not one set of rules for the powerful and another for everyone else. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

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

" Daily fantasy sports is much closer to online poker than it is to traditional fantasy sports. "

" 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. "

" The secret's out: New York's Labor Law provides the power to help low-wage workers earn enough to meet their basic needs. "

" 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. "

" Organizing gives workers the power to lift themselves out of poverty and build a better future. "

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

" In New York, we have laws against defrauding the public, defrauding consumers, defrauding shareholders. "

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

" My office is committed to tearing down unlawful barriers to voting to ensure that all eligible voters are able to freely cast a ballot. "

" 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. "

" After the 1970s, when President Nixon's illegal campaign cash was used as a secret slush fund to pay for the Watergate burglary and cover-up, Americans have demanded to know where the money fueling our elections is coming from. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

Eric Schneiderman

Before

Money

" These facts are clear: Trump University was an unlicensed enterprise promising students that they would become wealthy by learning Trump's real estate tips and strategies, taught by his handpicked instructors. "

" I am running for Attorney General because I believe there is no higher calling than the pursuit of justice. "