Letitia James Quotes

Letitia James

Profession : Public Servant

Birth : October 18, 1958

As Public Advocate for the City of New York, I will be working with the Administration for Children's Services and others to bring about necessary reforms - and ensure that our city meets its most solemn responsibility - protecting the welfare of our children.

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We must simply do every single thing in our power to protect our children from abuse and help them live healthy, prosperous lives.

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I've been independent all of my life.

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The Office of Attorney General should be independent and the Office of Attorney General should have the power to investigate without the approval of the governor of the state of New York. It's absolutely critically important.

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I've got a moral center.

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I come from humble beginnings myself.

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I've known struggle.

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I just try to fight for the underdog, and try to fight for those who are locked out of the sunshine of opportunity.

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All of my life and particularly throughout of my public career, I have been talking about the feminization of poverty. And one of the manifestations of the feminization of poverty is the issue of pay inequality in our society.

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We have these events, 'Talk to Tish.' They're basically kitchen-roundtable discussions about issues in the City of New York, because you can learn more by listening.

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I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

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I come from a family of eight on public assistance, my parents were separated. My mother struggled, my father struggled.

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I know what it's like to be on public assistance and to be unemployed. And I know what it's like to be evicted.

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Part of the reason why I wanted to be involved in politics was to create and be a part of policy changes.

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New Yorkers would be shocked to learn of the conditions some construction workers in our city toil under.

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Legally, many contractors are required to pay a prevailing wage. However, bad actors often find ways to get around this requirement.

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Some contractors force workers to provide paybacks to keep their jobs. Others intentionally misclassify workers in order to underpay them - by, for example, paying a skilled construction worker as a general laborer.

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While New York City cannot prevent other jurisdictions from selling firearms, it has taken a powerful stance against guns by divesting pension funds from gun manufacturers.

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Walmart markets its gun department as 'sports and outdoors,' but let us get one thing straight: They are not just selling hunting rifles.

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New York City must divest the hundreds of millions of dollars we have invested in Walmart for far too long, dollars that are only fueling violence and undermining the greater public interest. Once our nation's largest city does so, I know other states and municipalities will follow suit.

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