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Letitia James
Letitia James
American Public Servant
Born: Oct 18, 1958
City Life New Will Women York
Related authors: Andrew Yang Ben Bernanke Betsy DeVos Clara Barton Elizabeth Warren Hope Hicks Jerome Powell Jim Mattis
We must stand vigilant to protect our voting access. Letitia James
Voting Our Must Protect Access Stand Vigilant
For generations America and its institutions have refused to acknowledge the true severity of the harm that domestic violence imposes on our society. Letitia James
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Is truth about domestic violence and those who enable it more important than a company's corporate partnerships? I think so. Letitia James
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When it comes to climate change and the environment, President Donald Trump is plain wrong. Letitia James
Change President Environment Wrong Climate Climate Change Trump Donald Donald Trump Plain
I say that our economic future is in the new technology that will lead to more fuel efficient cars and cleaner energy. Letitia James
Future Technology Car Will Energy Our Say More Economic Economic Future Cleaner Lead New Efficient New Technology Fuel
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. Letitia James
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I've been independent all of my life. Letitia James
Life My Life Independent Been
I've got a moral center. Letitia James
Moral Got Center
I just try to fight for the underdog, and try to fight for those who are locked out of the sunshine of opportunity. Letitia James
Fight Sunshine Opportunity Try Those Locked Out Underdog Just Who
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. Letitia James
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I come from a family of eight on public assistance, my parents were separated. My mother struggled, my father struggled. Letitia James
Family Mother Father Parents Struggled Come Were Eight Public Separated Assistance
Part of the reason why I wanted to be involved in politics was to create and be a part of policy changes. Letitia James
Politics Changes Part Involved Policy Wanted Create Reason Why
Legally, many contractors are required to pay a prevailing wage. However, bad actors often find ways to get around this requirement. Letitia James
Pay Ways Bad Find Prevailing Around Wage However Contractors Get Legally Often Required Requirement Many Actor
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. Letitia James
Construction Example Others Jobs Some General For Example Force Provide Contractors Laborer Intentionally Order Them Worker Workers Skilled Paying Keep
The workers who get hurt by corner-cutting often do not realize they are being wronged. Even when they do, they do not have the support and resources to fight back. Without a union to stand behind them, these workers are forced to stay in bad jobs, or face no job at all. Letitia James
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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. Letitia James
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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. Letitia James
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Dysfunction in Washington has stalled any meaningful federal action on gun control. So it's increasingly up to big cities like New York to take bold steps to get weapons off our streets and change the national discourse. Letitia James
Change Gun Gun Control Big National Control Action Increasingly Our Cities Weapons Federal Take Steps New Like Big Cities Discourse Off Up Get York Any New York Dysfunction Meaningful Bold Washington Streets
Under the not-so-watchful eye of ACS, children continue to die avoidable deaths. This is beyond unacceptable and betrays our moral conscience. Letitia James
Our Unacceptable Eye Moral Betrays Beyond Continue Deaths Die Children Conscience
Before any family is placed in any type of shelter, there must be a thorough, top-to-bottom, building-wide inspection. These inspections must be ongoing and publicly accessible. There is no excuse for any person to be blindly put into an apartment without a guarantee that the space is safe. Letitia James
Family Space Blindly Before Type Thorough Must No Excuse Ongoing Inspection Put Excuse Safe Without Accessible Shelter Person Any Placed Apartment Publicly Guarantee
New Yorkers want to be compassionate, and they want to live in a city where homeless people aren't stuffed into shelters, spilling out onto the streets. They also want a support system that works. Letitia James
People Live System Out City Spilling Onto Support Stuffed New Also Shelters Where Want New Yorkers Works Homeless Compassionate Streets
Wage discrimination lasts forever. The disparity haunts women beyond their years in the labor force, impacting how much they save for retirement and ultimately receive in Social Security benefits. Letitia James
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Our evenly matched rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness require an equal paycheck. Letitia James
Happiness Life Rights Liberty Our Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Equal Matched Require Paycheck
The vast majority of our teachers, our principals and our PTAs are well informed and well meaning, but even those with the best intentions can benefit from cultural competency training. Letitia James
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Our schools should be sanctuaries of learning, not nightmares of cruel and racist behavior. Letitia James
Learning Behavior Our Cruel Schools Should Nightmares
The vast majority of our men and women in uniform are doing the right thing. Letitia James
Women Doing The Right Thing Men Men And Women Our Right Thing Vast Vast Majority Majority Doing The Right Thing Uniform Right Thing
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