“Those who are critical of Alliance are the same people who have done nothing for 30 years.” PeopleYearsDoneCriticalAlliances Author:Eliot Spitzer
“To every New Yorker - and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for - I sincerely apologize.” ApologizingSincerelyNew Yorkers Author:Eliot Spitzer
“When you're in office, there are tangible moments when you can see tangible successes.” MomentsOfficeTangible Author:Eliot Spitzer
“While their fiscal views aren't mine, the moderates are the last reasonable voice in the current Republican Party.” LastsVoiceViewsPartyMinesRepublicanCurrentsReasonableRepublican PartyModerates Author:Eliot Spitzer
“After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.” YearsPlayLawResponsibilityRolesRightsAppreciationDefenseLawyerOur SocietyPlusAttorneyProsecutorFramingJuristsRights And ResponsibilitiesDefense Attorneys Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Any reasonable economist will tell you that it's nearly impossible to isolate the impact of right-to-work laws on a state's job growth. A multitude of other factors intervene. However, one thing the numbers can show is that right-to-work laws have a negative effect on the wages of workers in that state.” StatesShowsJobsLawGrowthNumbersImpossibleOne ThingEffectsNegativeImpactWorkersFactorsReasonableMultitudesWagesEconomistJob Growth Author:Eliot Spitzer
“As someone with a deep faith in competition and the market, I also know that markets only work with tough enforcement of the rules that guarantee competition and fair play - and that the pressure to break those rules only gets stronger as the amount of money involved gets larger.” KnowsPlayBreakAmountInvolvedToughFairsStrongerPressureCompetitionGuaranteesEnforcementFair Play Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration's first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government.” WorldFirstsGovernmentCareTermAdministrationReformHealth CareAccomplishmentDividedHealth Care ReformMarqueeDivided Government Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long-term deficit reduction and because fairness dictates it. Moreover, there is no proof that higher marginal rates dissuade investment, all the rhetoric from the Right notwithstanding.” ShouldLongTermLevelsHigherTaxesClintonInvestmentRateProofErasLong TermWealthyFairnessRhetoricDeficitReduction Author:Eliot Spitzer
“A significant piece of the wealth that the NFL owners garner is a result of the enormous TV revenues they get - and those revenues are supported by a legislatively granted exemption from the antitrust laws that has been made applicable to sports leagues, primarily the NFL.” Has BeensMadeLawSportsWealthResultsPiecesTvsSignificantEnormousGrantedLeagueNflOwnersRevenueExemptionAntitrustAntitrust Laws Author:Eliot Spitzer