Eric Schneiderman Quotes

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Eric Schneiderman

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 31, 1954

Manufacturers must accept responsibility for their customers' safety.

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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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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.

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As the state's top lawyer, I am empowered to protect nonprofit donors from fraudulent solicitations and charitable assets from misuse.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Very few checklist liberals will focus on transformational work if they are rewarded or punished only for their transactional work.

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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.

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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.

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I have the highest possible regard for the district attorneys in the State of New York.

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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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New Yorkers must be able to trust the men and women of the NYPD. They must come forward to report crimes. And they must come forward as witnesses.

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Here in New York, we are already seeing how climate change contributes to increasingly violent and extreme weather that has cost us dearly, in both damage and in lives.

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

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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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My commitment to gender equality is rooted in the quintessentially American principle of equal justice under law.

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