Letitia James Quotes

Letitia James

Profession : Public Servant

Birth : October 18, 1958

Any district attorney knows that an endorsement from law enforcement unions is vital to earning voters' trust. As a result, police unions play an outsized role in district attorney elections.

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It's clear that the NYPD has prioritized creating a force as diverse as the vibrant city it protects.

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The NYPD has taken steps to engage marginalized communities and attempts to bridge gaps between these neighborhoods and those sworn to protect and serve them.

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No person should live in poverty after a life of hard work.

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A comfortable retirement should not only be a luxury for the wealthy, but a reality for every New Yorker.

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Retirement shouldn't be making the choice between buying much-needed medication or putting food on the table; making the choice between heating an apartment in the cold winter months or paying rent; making the choice between paying a phone bill or seeing a doctor.

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Every hard working New Yorker, regardless of their income, race, or gender deserves an equal shot at attaining retirement security.

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We may not be able to make working at the airport stress-free, but we can at least give these workers the security of knowing they will be paid their due.

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Establishing the two Eids as official holidays will carry important practical and symbolic significance.

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During my campaign for Public Advocate, and Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign for mayor, we committed to making Eid school holidays a reality.

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World Aids Day is both a day of remembrance and a day of hope.

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We cannot justly seek to expand access to HASA and enroll more New Yorkers in the program, if we do not act to improve the program to ensure that tenants receive the benefits and services they are entitled to.

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Going forward, I am focused on rooting out discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS.

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I am proud of the advances we have made in New York where we have continued a legacy of substantive HIV/AIDS policy, but we must continue the fight to end the epidemic and ensure an AIDS-free generation.

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It is no secret that New York City has an affordable housing shortage. For those who've returned from the battlefield, the problem is even more pronounced.

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For all the manufactured 'Republican versus Democrat' drama that dominates today's cable news and political rhetoric, the most striking feature of our present-day democracy is not partisan divide - it's a corrupt system that protects incumbents from the consequences that real democracy brings.

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Around the nation, lawmakers have drawn up their districts with such perverse precision and aversion to competition, that legislators rarely face competitive challenges.

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What's historically been referred to as 'gerrymandering' can more aptly be labeled an incumbent protection program.

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Americans hate Congress but can't help ourselves from re-electing its members over and over again.

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Gunfire tracking technology is improving every day and has been successful in many jurisdictions around the country.

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