Not a word has come out of the White House about maybe there being a structural problem in the insurance industry, |
People like Eliot because he's a fighter, not a quitter, ... If Mr. Weld thinks Eliot was too tough on corporate crooks, he is out of touch. If he thinks New Yorkers want a patsy for governor, he's wrong. |
Proponents cleverly wrapped the word reform around the amendment, ... But calling a mule a thoroughbred doesn't make it one. |
Representative Baker is an embarrassment. He is wrong on the issue of enforceability, ... His response to our settlement is explained by his failure to grasp the issues at hand and his failure to do anything to protect small investors. |
Restitution I have almost always believed is best handled through individual arbitration or litigation where individual investors, if they believe they have relied upon improper advice rendered by Merrill Lynch or anybody else, can file that claim, ... That is the best forum for those issues to be resolved. |
Risk is inherent in the market, ... We all understand that and we thrive on that; what we don't tolerate is fraud. |
Somehow the vitality of New York state has been sapped. |
State and local regulators are the officials with the closest contact with the regulated community, ... Given their close intimate knowledge of the business they regulate, they are in a much better position than Congress to judge whether a particular small business is deserving of leniency for a first-time violation. |
State law specifically prohibits possession of stun guns and related weapons, ... This agreement will help ensure that the Internet is not used to facilitate illegal activity. |
Teen. |
That goal is revenue, |
That laid out where we felt they failed to abide by statutory deadlines, |
The agreement we have today is the first of its kind, ... We think this is an agreement that can be a template for others to use. |
The American public no longer has confidence in Wall Street and we've got to change that, |
The best advice for New Yorkers and donors everywhere is to direct their donations only to organizations that they know and trust, |